Preview: Piedmont Classical Bobcats vs. Mountain Heritage Cougars
The Piedmont Classical Bobcats will head out on the road to take on the Mountain Heritage Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Piedmont Classical focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Piedmont Classical came up short against Leadership Academy and fell 55-44.
Despite the defeat, Piedmont Classical had strong showings from Ge'Kayla Goins, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and five steals, and Marti Holley, who scored 15 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Holley has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kimari Williams, who scored three points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Mountain Heritage entered their tilt with Avery County with 19 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 20. Mountain Heritage breezed by Avery County at home to the tune of 68-33 on Friday. Mountain Heritage has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 contests by 24 points or more this season.
Mountain Heritage got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lilly Neill out in front who scored ten points along with six rebounds and five steals. Neill hasn't dropped below three steals for four straight games. Ava Webb was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
Piedmont Classical has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season. As for Mountain Heritage, their victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-2.
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