Two dominant guards in Jim Gatehouse and Curtis Jackson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The South Mecklenburg Sabres just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the White Oak Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in South Mecklenburg's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.
South Mecklenburg will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Myers Park, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. South Mecklenburg came out on top against Myers Park by a score of 71-63 on Friday.
| 01/17/25 @ Myers Park | 4 |
| 12/19/23 @ Mooresville | 2 |
| 01/30/24 vs Berry | 2 |
| 02/09/24 vs Ardrey Kell | 2 |
| 01/03/25 @ Palisades | 2 |
Ben Houpt continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 for 13 on his way to 26 points along with seven boards and four blocks. Those four blocks gave him a new career-high. Gatehouse was another key player, putting up 11 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, White Oak waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 64-56 victory over the Cougars.
South Mecklenburg is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.2 points per game. As for White Oak, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.
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