Titans
| 01/07/25 @ North Buncombe | 73-62 |
| 01/03/25 vs South Caldwell | 68-51 |
| 01/02/25 @ Avery County | 76-65 |
| 12/27/24 vs East Burke | 87-49 |
| 12/26/24 vs Avery County | 80-51 |
| + 4 more games |
McDowell waltzed into their game on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They walked away with a 73-62 win over the North Buncombe Black Hawks. The Titans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Black Hawks, too.
McDowell's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Rylan Parkins led the charge by putting up 25 points. Parkins' evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Rae Garner was another key player, posting 17 points.
North Buncombe's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Trent Clark, who went 9 for 18 on his way to 19 points in addition to five assists and five steals, and Matthew Ledford, who posted 16 points along with six steals and five assists. Clark is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last 18 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Edmonds, who had eight points and five rebounds.
McDowell's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for North Buncombe, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-6.
McDowell will welcome Asheville at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in McDowell's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests. As for North Buncombe, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 63-60 win against Robbinsville on the 8th.
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