You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Palisades Pumas's strategy against the West Mecklenburg Hawks on Tuesday. Palisades took down West Mecklenburg 64-48. Given Palisades' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while West Mecklenburg is ranked 360th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palisades to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brian Ngo, who scored 11 points along with five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Dillard, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Palisades has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for West Mecklenburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Palisades will take on Berry at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant players against one another: Zymiere Chester and Dillard. As for West Mecklenburg, they will play host again and welcome Chambers, where tip off is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Chambers' favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
