The North Buncombe Black Hawks lost against the Asheville Cougars back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. North Buncombe fell 45-38 to Asheville. North Buncombe has struggled against Asheville recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Aubrey Gilliland and Edmonds Gracie certainly did their best on Wednesday to try and avoid the loss. Gilliland scored six points along with four steals, while Gracie scored 11 points along with eight rebounds. Gilliland is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played.
North Buncombe struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
North Buncombe's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Asheville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
North Buncombe will head out on the road to face off against A.C. Reynolds at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. A.C. Reynolds is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games. As for Asheville, they will be playing at home against Erwin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
