You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely North Buncombe's strategy against North Henderson on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the North Buncombe Black Hawks blew the North Henderson Knights out of the water with a 68-18 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-12.
North Buncombe got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Olivia Stowe out in front who went 6 for 14 en route to 14 points plus seven assists and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Stowe a new career-high in assists. Gracie Edmonds was another key player, going 5 for 6 en route to 12 points plus three steals.
The win made it two in a row for North Buncombe and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for North Henderson, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Buncombe will head out to challenge Owen at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Buncombe is facing Owen at the right time seeing as Owen is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for North Henderson, they and Erwin are set to duel on Tuesday.
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