The North Buncombe Black Hawks's game on Tuesday was all tied up 30-30 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell to Asheville 67-63. North Buncombe has not had much luck with Asheville recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why North Buncombe lost, one person who can't be blamed is Trent Clark. Despite the final result, he scored 26 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Clark continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Wolfe, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Aris Joyner was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds for Asheville. Another player making a difference was CJ Morgan, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
North Buncombe has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season. As for Asheville, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-12.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Buncombe will take on Erwin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Buncombe is facing Erwin at the right time seeing as Erwin is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Asheville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Enka at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Asheville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday.
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