The Avery County Vikings will square off against the Madison Patriots at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Avery County will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were beaten by Mountain Heritage 77-46. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-15.
Meanwhile, Madison had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wildcats 67-39. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Madison is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Avery County, they dropped their record down to 10-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Avery County came up short against Madison when the teams last played back in January, falling 61-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Madison's Gavin Gault, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 22 points and five boards. Now that Avery County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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