The Mountain Heritage Cougars will stay at home for another game and welcome the Hiwassee Dam Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on March 5th. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mountain Heritage had no problem doing just that on Friday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 42-41 victory over the Tigers. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Mountain Heritage has scored all season.
Keira Wilson was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaydence Kooles, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, Hiwassee Dam can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Christ the King with a sharp 64-40 win. Winning may never get old, but Hiwassee Dam sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Mountain Heritage pushed their record up to 26-2 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Hiwassee Dam, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
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