Basketball Recap: North Buncombe Drops Highest Score of Season Against Asheville

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Buncombe). They came out on top against the Asheville Cougars by a score of 97-86 on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Black Hawks sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Trent Clark

Points

02/11/25 vs Asheville	25
02/07/25 vs Enka	20
02/04/25 vs West Henderson	25
01/31/25 @ McDowell	28
01/28/25 @ T.C. Roberson	26
+ 23 more games

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Buncombe to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trent Clark, who went 10-for-21 en route to 25 points along with six assists and six boards. The matchup was Clark's 28th in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Ledford, who went 9-for-16 to rack up 25 points.

North Buncombe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since the start of last season.

When it comes to explaining why Asheville lost, don't look at Andre Thomas. Despite the final result, he went 14-for-21 on his way to 36 points. Thomas continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Hunter Israel was another key player, going 5-for-11 en route to 14 points in addition to five assists and three steals.

North Buncombe's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 91.3 points over those games. As for Asheville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-19 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Buncombe will head out to face off against Erwin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Buncombe is facing Erwin at the right time seeing as Erwin is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Asheville, they will venture away from home to challenge Enka at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Asheville will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Enka will have lost 11 straight heading into Thursday's match.