After flying high against Enka on Friday, North Buncombe came back down to earth. The Black Hawks fell 82-72 to the A.C. Reynolds Rockets on Tuesday. The Black Hawks haven't had much luck with the Rockets recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Aubrey Gilliland
| 02/10/26 vs A.C. Reynolds | 6 |
| 02/05/26 vs Erwin | 6 |
| 01/20/26 @ Erwin | 6 |
| 12/02/25 @ Franklin | 6 |
| 01/22/26 vs T.C. Roberson | 5 |
| + 15 more games |
When it comes to explaining why North Buncombe lost, don't look at Aubrey Gilliland. Despite the final result, she shot 42% from the field to rack up 26 points along with six steals and five boards. Gilliland has become a key player for the Black Hawks: the team is 5-1 when she posts at least five steals, but 7-9 otherwise. Olivia Stowe was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Tait Harvey had another great game (as she tends to do), posting 26 points and eight rebounds for A.C. Reynolds. Those eight boards gave Harvey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendyl Bopp, who posted ten points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
North Buncombe's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for A.C. Reynolds, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-4.
Coming up, North Buncombe will face off against T.C. Roberson at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for A.C. Reynolds, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 42-35 loss against Rabun Gap-Nacoochee on the 11th.
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