Avery County has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were dealt an 80-51 defeat at the hands of the McDowell Titans on Thursday. 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 250th, while the Titans are ranked 100th).
Despite the loss, Avery County still got an impressive performance from Hank Johnson, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 25 points. Johnson is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Landon Liner was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Rylan Parkins was his usual excellent self, posting 15 points for McDowell. The team also got some help courtesy of Rae Garner, who posted nine points.
Avery County's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for McDowell, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Avery County will welcome McDowell at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for McDowell, they and East Burke will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. McDowell has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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