South Mecklenburg suffered their biggest loss since February 16th on Saturday. They came up short against the Gaston Christian Eagles, falling 62-36. The match marked the Sabres' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
South Mecklenburg lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Myles Howard, who went 7 for 9 en route to 18 points. The dominant performance also gave Howard a new career-high in threes (three). Another player making a difference was Ben Houpt, who earned eight points.
Cameron Newman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Gaston Christian, going 8 for 17 en route to 23 points plus six rebounds and five steals. The matchup was Newman's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Duhon, who went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points.
The defeat snapped South Mecklenburg's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Gaston Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
South Mecklenburg will head out to square off against Charlotte Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Charlotte Catholic has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 232 points over their last three matches. As for Gaston Christian, they will welcome Metrolina Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gaston Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.1 points per game this season.
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