Ashe County suffered their closest defeat since December 13, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Avery County Vikings by a score of 62-60. The Huskies haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Bryce Peters
| 11/25/25 @ Avery County | 22 |
| 11/24/25 vs Hibriten | 30 |
| 11/14/25 @ Alexander Central | 25 |
Loss or not, Ashe County got some senior leadership from Bryce Peters and Jordan Tibbs. Peters almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds, while Tibbs shot 58% from the field en route to 19 points. The contest was Peters' third in a row with at least 22 points. Another player making a difference was Cole Treva, who posted eight points and five boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Avery County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Landon Liner, who went 8-for-14 to rack up 20 points and eight rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Liner now owns an excellent 46.8% shooting accuracy. Blaine Kirkpatrick was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 13 points and nine boards.
Ashe County now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Avery County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
While Ashe County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 8:00 p.m. on the 3rd.
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