There's no place like home for the North Buncombe Black Hawks, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They snuck past T.C. Roberson with a 33-28 victory on Tuesday. Given North Buncombe's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Rams are ranked 383rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Buncombe was led to victory by Kadence Penley and Aubrey Gilliland. Penley scored 11 points along with five assists, while Gilliland scored eight points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
North Buncombe's victory bumped their record up to 12-5. As for T.C. Roberson, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-13.
North Buncombe will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on the Jets at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for T.C. Roberson, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Rockets at 6:00 p.m. A.C. Reynolds is coming into the match hot, having won their last 12 games.
