Mountain Heritage waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Avery County Vikings 78-39. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 22 points or more this season.
| 01/22/25 vs Avery County | 18 |
| 01/17/25 vs Draughn | 19 |
| 01/09/25 vs Mitchell | 28 |
| 01/04/25 @ Owen | 15 |
| 12/30/24 vs Berea | 21 |
Leading Mountain Heritage to victory were Isaiah Adams and Jace Loven. Adams went 8 of 9 en route to 18 points and three steals, while Loven went 6 for 13 on his way to 18 points. The contest was Loven's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Robbie McCurry, who posted eight points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Mountain Heritage was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Avery County only racked up five assists.
Avery County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kaleb Liner, who had nine points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Hank Johnson, who put up 13 points.
Mountain Heritage pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.9 points. As for Avery County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season.
Coincidentally, Mountain Heritage and Avery County will both be playing Rosman the next time they take the court. Avery County will head out to face Rosman at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Mountain Heritage will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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