Berry is 2-8 against South Mecklenburg since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Berry Cardinals will look to defend their home court against the South Mecklenburg Sabres at 7:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Berry didn't have quite enough to beat Palisades and fell 38-36. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Pumas are ranked 140th).
Meanwhile, South Mecklenburg beat Olympic 64-57 on Friday.
Berry better focus on containing Myles Howard and Ben Houpt as the pair were huge in South Mecklenburg's win. Howard almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards, while Houpt went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points and eight assists. Houpt's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Connor Yett, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points.
South Mecklenburg is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Berry, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Berry couldn't quite finish off South Mecklenburg when the teams last played back in December of 2024 and fell 52-49. Will Berry have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
