North Carolina High School Basketball - Mountain Heritage edges Madison
January 26, 2021: Marshall, NC 28753 The Mountain Heritage Cougars (Burnsville, NC) basketball nipped the host Madison Patriots (Marshall, NC), 46-40 in Tuesday's league test.
The Cougars (5-0) will now prepare for their test against Polk County (Columbus, NC). The Wolverines go into the Western Highlands 1A/2A test with a 4-1 record. In their last test, Polk County was tipped by Mitchell (Bakersville, NC), 77-66, in a league test.
The Patriots now own a 1-5 record. They play next when they travel to Charles D. Owen for a Western Highlands 1A/2A test on Friday, January 29. Madison will encounter a Warhorses squad coming off a 65-50 league win over Avery County (Newland, NC). The Warhorses record now stands at 2-4.