Basketball Game Preview: Avery County Vikings vs. NCSSM: Morganton Dragons

Vikings

Points

02/07/25 vs Owen	66
02/04/25 vs Madison	65
01/31/25 vs Mountain Heritage	50
01/29/25 @ Owen	65
01/23/25 @ Rosman	51
+ 15 more games

Avery County has gone a perfect 4-0 against NCSSM: Morganton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Avery County Vikings will head out to square off against the NCSSM: Morganton Dragons at 5:30 p.m. Avery County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.2 points per game this season.

Last Friday, Avery County humbled Owen with a 66-27 victory. The victory continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Warhorses: they've now won six in a row.

Avery County found their leader in sophomore Caroline Hollifield, who went 5 of 11 en route to 15 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Marley Jones, who posted 11 points and three steals.

Avery County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, NCSSM: Morganton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 34th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Draughn and fell 66-2. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 587th, while the Wildcats are ranked 278th).

Avery County's win bumped their record up to 14-6. As for NCSSM: Morganton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.

Everything came up roses for Avery County against NCSSM: Morganton in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 60-6 victory. In that contest, Avery County amassed a halftime lead of 45-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.