The Avery County Vikings lost against the McDowell Titans two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Avery County was dealt a 71-35 defeat at the hands of McDowell. Avery County has not had much luck with McDowell recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Avery County still got an impressive performance from Hannah Mace, who scored five points. Mace set a new season high mark in steals with two.
Avery County struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead McDowell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kensly Stewart, who scored 15 points. Khloe Joyner was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Avery County has been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for McDowell, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Avery County's road trip will continue as they head out to face Patton at 2:00 p.m. on December 29th. Patton comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 12 points in their last three games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse. McDowell will finish 2023 at home by hosting East Burke at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. East Burke is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
