Smoky Mountain lost against Avery County back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mustangs fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 83-81. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (67), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Custer Prenger
| 11/18/25 @ Avery County | 24 |
| 11/15/25 vs Madison | 18 |
| 02/13/25 @ Pisgah | 25 |
Smoky Mountain lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Custer Prenger, who almost dropped a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ace Prenger, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 19 points and six assists.
Hank Johnson had an outrageously good game for Avery County as he went 10-for-14 to rack up 33 points and five boards. What's more, Johnson also posted a 71% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's achieved since back in December of 2024. Landon Liner was another key player, shooting 50% from the field en route to 13 points and eight rebounds.
Smoky Mountain dropped their record down to 1-1 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Avery County, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Smoky Mountain didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 67-41 win against Andrews on the 21st. As for Avery County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 74-52 defeat against North Henderson on the 19th.
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