Basketball Recap: Mountain Heritage Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Cougars

Previous Games

02/04/25 @ Mitchell	58-52
01/31/25 @ Avery County	77-46
01/28/25 vs Owen	88-69
01/24/25 @ Rosman	75-27
01/22/25 vs Avery County	78-39
+ 3 more games

Mountain Heritage entered their tilt with Mitchell on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with eight. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 58-52 W against the Mitchell Mountaineers. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 381st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mountain Heritage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brayden Deyton led the charge by going 7-for-13 to rack up 19 points. Another player making a difference was Lawson Higgins, who went 5-for-6 en route to 12 points and eight rebounds.

Mountain Heritage's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Mitchell, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.

Mountain Heritage has already played their next game, a 70-51 win against Madison on the 7th. As for Mitchell, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 58-29 victory against NCSSM: Morganton on the 6th.