Asheville lost against North Buncombe back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Asheville Cougars took a 97-86 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Buncombe Black Hawks. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (63), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Andre Thomas
| 02/11/25 @ North Buncombe | 36 |
| 02/07/25 vs McDowell | 24 |
| 02/04/25 vs T.C. Roberson | 21 |
| 01/31/25 @ A.C. Reynolds | 16 |
| 01/29/25 vs Enka | 26 |
| + 3 more games |
Despite the loss, Asheville still got an impressive performance from Andre Thomas, who went 14-for-21 on his way to 36 points. Thomas' evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Israel, who went 5-for-11 en route to 14 points along with five assists and three steals.
Even though they lost, Asheville was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
North Buncombe's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Trent Clark, who went 10-for-21 to rack up 25 points in addition to six assists and six boards. Clark has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more points the last 28 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Matthew Ledford, who went 9-for-16 on his way to 25 points.
Asheville's loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-19. As for North Buncombe, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Asheville will challenge Enka at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Enka knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Asheville likes a good challenge. As for North Buncombe, they will square off against Erwin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Erwin has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while North Buncombe will come in with three straight wins.
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