The Asheville Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Asheville Cougars at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Asheville Christian Academy is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
After only 20 points in their last matchup, Asheville Christian Academy made sure to put some points up on the board against Brevard on Wednesday. Asheville Christian Academy came out on top against Brevard by a score of 58-50.
Asheville Christian Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sara Larios out in front who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 10 assists. Another player making a difference was Ansley Fuchs, who scored 18 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 steals.
Meanwhile, Asheville had to suffer through a rough 74-41 loss at the hands of Asheville School (Independent). While losing is never fun, Asheville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 261st, while Asheville School (Independent) is ranked 38th).
Evie Bick put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored 11 points along with 7 rebounds.
The losses dropped Asheville Christian Academy to 3-5 and Brevard to 0-5.
Keep an eye on the arc in Friday's game: Asheville Christian Academy have been dynamite from deep this season, having only made 33.6% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Asheville, though, as they've only made 26.6% of theirs this season. Given Asheville Christian Academy's sizeable advantage in that area, Asheville will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
Asheville Christian Academy suffered a grim 62-37 defeat to Asheville in their previous matchup back in November. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Asheville's Hayziah Dillingham, who scored 21 points along with 8 steals and 5 assists. Now that Asheville Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
