The Avery County Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Smoky Mountain Mustangs at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Avery County comes in on three and Smoky Mountain on four.
On Wednesday, Avery County didn't have too much trouble with Ashe County as they won 75-60. The contest marked the Vikings' most dominant victory of the season so far.
While Smoky Mountain didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They breezed past Swain County to the tune of 92-60 on Wednesday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-29.
Avery County's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Smoky Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-1.
Avery County skirted past Smoky Mountain 83-81 in their previous meeting back in November. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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