Having just played yesterday, the Avery County Vikings will jump right back in to play the Smoky Mountain Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Avery County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.7 points per game this season.
Avery County is headed into Friday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were dealt an 80-51 loss at the hands of McDowell on Thursday. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-23.
Avery County might have lost, but man, Hank Johnson was a machine: he went 7 for 13 on his way to 25 points. Johnson continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Liner, who posted 13 points.
Meanwhile, Smoky Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 69-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Burke.
Avery County will have to contain Custer Prenger as he made an impact in Smoky Mountain's last game. He dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. Prenger's afternoon made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Ben Brown was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Avery County's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Smoky Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Avery County hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 65.7 points per game. However, it's not like Smoky Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 74.8 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Avery County couldn't quite finish off Smoky Mountain in their previous matchup back in November of 2014 and fell 62-59. Can Avery County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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