Mountain Heritage is 10-0 against Avery County since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Mountain Heritage Cougars will welcome the Avery County Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Mountain Heritage is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Pisgah just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell to the Bears 55-51. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Bears are ranked 30th).
Lilly Neill
| 01/18/25 vs Pisgah | 15 |
| 12/12/23 vs Pisgah | 13 |
| 02/09/24 @ Madison | 13 |
| 11/28/23 @ Asheville | 13 |
| 12/12/24 vs Asheville | 12 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Lilly Neill, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in boards. Grace Brooks was another key player, going 5 of 8 on her way to 13 points.
Meanwhile, Avery County came up short against Mitchell on Friday and fell 60-53.
Despite the loss, Avery County saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Caroline Hollifield went 7 for 14 en route to 20 points and six rebounds. Those 20 points set a new season-high mark for Hollifield. The team also got some help courtesy of Marley Jones, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards.
Avery County's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 10-4. As for Mountain Heritage, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-3.
Everything came up roses for Mountain Heritage against Avery County in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 68-33 victory. In that game, Mountain Heritage amassed a halftime lead of 36-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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