North Davidson lost against Asheboro back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The North Davidson Black Knights fell 66-54 to the Asheboro Blue Comets. While losing is never fun, the Black Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Blue Comets are ranked 205th).
North Davidson lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Drew Hege, who posted 12 points and five steals. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 45.6% shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was Ryan Forrest, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 14 points.
Osiris Rodriguez was his usual excellent self, going 9-for-15 on his way to 21 points and seven boards for Asheboro. Rodriguez is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last five games he's played. Jalial Timmons was another key player, going 6-for-13 en route to 15 points and three steals.
North Davidson has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for Asheboro, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-6.
North Davidson didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-49 loss against Central Davidson on the 7th. As for Asheboro, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 67-62 defeat against Ledford on the 7th.
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