Asheville is 2-8 against McDowell since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Asheville Cougars will square off against the McDowell Titans at 6:30 p.m. Asheville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.3 points per game this season.
Asheville is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They took a 62-46 bruising from T.C. Roberson.
| 01/08/25 @ T.C. Roberson | 24 |
| 01/07/25 vs A.C. Reynolds | 20 |
| 01/04/25 @ Crest | 18 |
| 12/27/24 vs Pigeon Forge | 16 |
| 12/04/24 vs Hendersonville | 15 |
Asheville might have lost, but man, Andre Thomas was a machine: he went 10 of 18 on his way to 24 points in addition to five assists and five steals. The dominant performance gave Thomas a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Cox, who posted nine points and three steals.
Meanwhile, McDowell had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.4 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They walked away with a 73-62 victory over the Black Hawks. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Black Hawks are ranked 244th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McDowell's win came from a few key players Asheville will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Rylan Parkins, who had 25 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of McDowell's points. Another player making a difference was Rae Garner, who put up 17 points.
Asheville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for McDowell, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Asheville might still be hurting after the 83-63 loss they got from McDowell in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Parkins, who posted 31 points. Now that Asheville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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