Asheville is 1-9 against McDowell since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Asheville Cougars will welcome the McDowell Titans at 8:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Asheville ended up a good deal behind T.C. Roberson and lost 87-68. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, McDowell entered their tilt with Enka on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They snuck past the Jets with a 65-59 victory. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Jets are ranked 516th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McDowell's win came from a few key players Asheville will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Derrick Forney Jr, who posted 18 points. Roby Franklin was another key player, putting up 15 points.
McDowell's win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.5 points per game. As for Asheville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
Asheville might still be hurting after the 90-66 loss they got from McDowell in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McDowell's Rylan Parkins, who put up 39 points. Now that Asheville 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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