Erwin hasn't had much luck against North Buncombe recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Erwin Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Buncombe Black Hawks at 7:30 p.m. That contest will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Carson Wallace and Trent Clark.
Erwin is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through an 83-53 loss at the hands of McDowell. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 415th, while the Titans are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Buncombe). They walked away with a 97-86 victory over Asheville on Tuesday. The win was familiar territory for the Black Hawks who have now won three games in a row.
North Buncombe's victory 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 Erwin, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Erwin suffered a grim 88-68 defeat to North Buncombe when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clark, who went 13 of 21 to rack up 31 points and eight steals. Now that Erwin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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