Avery County lost against McDowell last Thursday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Avery County Vikings took a 76-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McDowell Titans. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Titans are ranked 75th).
It was another big night for Rylan Parkins, who posted 30 points for McDowell. The matchup was Parkins' fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Derrick Forney Jr, who earned 14 points.
Avery County's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for McDowell, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Avery County will take on Mountain Heritage at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for McDowell, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against South Caldwell at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in South Caldwell's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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