Asheville lost against North Buncombe back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Asheville Cougars took a 58-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Buncombe Black Hawks. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Zaryah Tucker
| 02/11/25 @ North Buncombe | 67% |
| 01/22/25 vs Madison | 63% |
| 01/28/25 @ Erwin | 50% |
| 01/07/25 vs A.C. Reynolds | 50% |
| 12/17/24 @ Hendersonville | 50% |
Hayziah Dillingham and Zaryah Tucker certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Dillingham went 5-for-11 on her way to 15 points and seven rebounds, while Tucker went 5-for-7 to rack up 18 points. The dominant performance also gave Tucker a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (67%). Another player making a difference was Taia Lytle, who posted four points.
North Buncombe was led to victory by Aubrey Gilliland and Kadence Penley. Gilliland went 6-for-12 en route to 16 points in addition to seven boards and four steals, while Penley scored 14 points and five assists. Gilliland has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. Lily Metcalf was another key player, putting up eight points.
Asheville now has a losing record of 11-12. As for North Buncombe, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Asheville will take on Enka at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Asheville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.3 points per game this season. As for North Buncombe, they will face off against Erwin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Buncombe knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Erwin likes a good challenge.
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