North Carolina High School Basketball - Mitchell overwhelmed by Mountain Heritage
January 31, 2023: Bakersville, NC 28705 The Mitchell Mountaineers basketball team (Bakersville, NC), was overwhelmed 71-15 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Mountain Heritage Cougars (Burnsville, NC)
The Cougars now possess a 19-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Madison for a 1A/2A Conference 42 battle on Friday, February 3. Mountain Heritage will confront a Patriots team coming off a 55-43 non-league loss to North Buncombe (Weaverville, NC). The Patriots record now stands at 2-20.
The Mountaineers (9-12) will now prepare for their battle against Rosman (Rosman, NC). The Tigers come into the 1A/2A Conference 42 battle with a 19-4 record. In their last battle, Rosman triumphed over Avery County (Newland, NC), 67-45, in a league contest.