Preview: Robinson Bulldogs vs. North Buncombe Black Hawks
Robinson has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the North Buncombe Black Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-39, which was the final score in Robinson's tilt against West Rowan on Thursday. Robinson has not had much luck with West Rowan recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Robinson saw an underclassman step up: Camri Hobbs scored 23 points along with three steals. Hobbs hasn't dropped below 16 points for seven straight games. Li'Ara Batts was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, North Buncombe was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Monday as they fell 43-38 to Erwin.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Aubrey Gilliland, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and four steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Parker, who scored seven points along with three steals.
Robinson's loss dropped their record down to 19-6. As for North Buncombe, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
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