Having just played yesterday, the Pinecrest Patriots will get right back to it and host the South Mecklenburg Sabres at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Pinecrest's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while South Mecklenburg has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Pinecrest will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Richmond, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Pinecrest managed a 62-58 win over Richmond on Tuesday. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Raiders are ranked 318th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, South Mecklenburg came up short against Independence on Friday and fell 62-51.
Pinecrest will need focus on slowing down Ben Houpt, one of several South Mecklenburg players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 14 on his way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jim Gatehouse, who posted nine points and seven rebounds.
Pinecrest's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for South Mecklenburg, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4.
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