The Berry Cardinals will square off against the Ballantyne Ridge Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Berry was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 53-49 to Ardrey Kell. 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 271st, while the Knights are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, Ballantyne Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight loss. They were beaten by Olympic 70-38. The Wolves were down 47-22 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Berry has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for Ballantyne Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-19.
Berry strolled past Ballantyne Ridge when the teams last played back in January by a score of 49-34. Will Berry repeat their success, or does Ballantyne Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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