Ballantyne Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Myers Park Mustangs and fell 72-30. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 546th, while the Mustangs are ranked 155th).
Myers Park was led to victory by Josh Hines and Ayo Awosanya. Hines went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points along with seven boards and four steals, while Awosanya went 5 for 7 en route to 11 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Awosanya a new career-high in assists (two). Wyatt Sweet was another key player, putting up eight points.
Ballantyne Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Myers Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season.
Ballantyne Ridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Central at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Myers Park, they will face off against Palisades at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Myers Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65 points per game this season.
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