Basketball Game Preview: Summit Charter Bears vs. Hayesville Yellowjackets

The Summit Charter Bears will square off against the Hayesville Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Summit Charter is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.

Last Wednesday, Summit Charter came up short against Swain County and fell 49-42.

Meanwhile, Hayesville was able to grind out a solid win over Franklin on Thursday, taking the game 36-27.

Summit Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Hayesville, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.

Summit Charter was taken down by Hayesville 70-16 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hayesville's Ava Shook, who went 5 for 11 on her way to 13 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Now that Summit Charter knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.