North Carolina High School Basketball - Mitchell nudges Avery County
January 3, 2018: Bakersville, NC 28705 In Wednesday's league outing, the Mitchell Mountaineers (Bakersville, NC) basketball squad edged the visiting Avery County Vikings (Newland, NC), by a count of 46-42.
The Mountaineers (11-1) will now prepare for their outing against Mountain Heritage (Burnsville, NC). The Cougars go into the Western Highlands 1A/2A outing with a 10-1 record. In their last outing, Mountain Heritage was tipped by Smoky Mountain (Sylva, NC), 69-63, in a non-league outing.
The Vikings now hold a 8-4 record. They play next when they host Madison for a Western Highlands 1A/2A outing on Friday, January 5. Avery County will clash with a Patriots squad coming off a 34-33 non-league loss to Mitchell (Bakersville, NC). The Patriots record now stands at 8-4.