The South Mecklenburg Sabres will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Providence Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully South Mecklenburg focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up nine on Saturday.
South Mecklenburg is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Weddington. South Mecklenburg managed a 71-65 win over Weddington.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Mecklenburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Skylar Young, who posted 18 points plus two steals. Another player making a difference was KB Brown, who earned 12 points plus seven rebounds and four steals.
South Mecklenburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Providence came up short against Ardrey Kell on Friday and fell 45-35. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Providence saw an underclassman step up: freshman Emma Fuller earned eight points in addition to ten rebounds and six blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Skinner, who posted ten points along with three steals.
South Mecklenburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Providence when the teams last played back in November of 2023, sneaking past 50-48. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Providence's Delanie Hill, who posted 26 points. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for South Mecklenburg to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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