The North Buncombe Black Hawks had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past Madison 56-34. That's another feather in the cap for North Buncombe, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Buncombe to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aubrey Gilliland, who scored 11 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals. The game was Gilliland's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Edmonds Gracie was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with 7 rebounds.
North Buncombe's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Madison, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
North Buncombe will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Smoky Mountain at 6:00 p.m. Smoky Mountain will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. As for Madison, they will head out on the road to face off against Tuscola at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
