The North Buncombe Black Hawks struggled with offensive rebounds on Tuesday (the Asheville Cougars had seven more) and sadly the final score reflected it. North Buncombe took a 48-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Asheville. North Buncombe has not had much luck with Asheville recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the defeat, North Buncombe had strong showings from Aubrey Gilliland, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and four steals, and Edmonds Gracie, who scored eight points along with six rebounds. Gilliland is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Asheville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hayziah Dillingham, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. Dillingham hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. Another player making a difference was Evie Bick, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
North Buncombe's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Asheville, their win bumped their record up to 13-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Buncombe will take on Erwin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully North Buncombe focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 36 on Tuesday. As for Asheville, they will be playing at home against Enka at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Enka is coming into the matchup with seven straight defeats on the road, meaning Asheville will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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