The South Mecklenburg Sabres will head out on the road to square off against the Palisades Pumas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Mecklenburg has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Saturday, South Mecklenburg didn't have quite enough to beat Laney and fell 70-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (65), the Sabres still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, South Mecklenburg got top-tier performance from Jim Gatehouse, who went 8 for 16 on his way to 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Myles Howard, who posted nine points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Meanwhile, Palisades sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 62-59 victory over Kings Mountain on Monday.
South Mecklenburg now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Palisades, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
South Mecklenburg skirted past Palisades 52-49 in their previous matchup back in February. Does South Mecklenburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palisades turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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