The Enka Jets will venture away from home to take on the Asheville Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
Enka is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against McDowell on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Enka was outmatched by McDowell and fell 67-33. While losing is never fun, the Jets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Titans are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Asheville came up short against North Buncombe on Friday and fell 56-43.
Asheville's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Enka, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Enka suffered a grim 56-34 defeat to Asheville in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Enka, Evie Bick (who went 6 of 9 on her way to 16 points along with eight rebounds and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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