The Ballantyne Ridge Wolves are taking a road trip to challenge the Ardrey Kell Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ballantyne Ridge is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Myers Park on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ballantyne Ridge was outmatched by Myers Park and fell 53-15. The Wolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-7.
Meanwhile, Ardrey Kell came up short against Porter Ridge on Friday and fell 58-49. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Pirates are ranked 56th).
Ballantyne Ridge has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season. As for Ardrey Kell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
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