The Asheville Cougars will head out to challenge the Enka Jets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Asheville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-53 to North Buncombe. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Enka had to suffer through a 65-31 loss at the hands of North Buncombe. While losing is never fun, the Jets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Black Hawks are ranked 67th).
Enka's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Asheville, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Asheville was able to grind out a solid win over Enka in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 59-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for Asheville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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