Avery County has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Mitchell Mountaineers at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Avery County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Avery County suffered their closest loss since December 29, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Owen by a score of 75-72. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (67), Avery County still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Mitchell's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 69-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Unicoi County. While losing is never fun, Mitchell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 382nd in North Carolina, while Unicoi County is ranked 137th in Tennessee).
Avery County's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Mitchell, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8.
Avery County came up short against Mitchell in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 60-51. Will Avery County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
