The Ballantyne Ridge Wolves are taking a road trip to square off against the South Mecklenburg Sabres at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ballantyne Ridge has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight losses, while South Mecklenburg will come in with five straight wins.
Ballantyne Ridge is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Palisades on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ballantyne Ridge was dealt a 77-32 defeat at the hands of Palisades. The Wolves were down 41-20 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, South Mecklenburg's game last Friday was all tied up 25-25 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They rang in the new year with a 51-41 victory over Palisades. Given the Sabres' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Pumas are ranked 315th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Mecklenburg's win came from a few key players Ballantyne Ridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Chloe Grant, who posted 13 points in addition to eight rebounds and five blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Iryiah Wallace, who had 11 points.
South Mecklenburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive games.
Ballantyne Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for South Mecklenburg, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
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