After losing to West Henderson the last time they met, Mountain Heritage decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Mountain Heritage Cougars came out on top against the West Henderson Falcons by a score of 70-61 on Friday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Falcons are ranked 535th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Mountain Heritage to victory were Jace Loven and Lawson Higgins. Loven went 8 of 13 en route to 22 points and five rebounds, while Higgins went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Adams, who posted six points and five assists.
Despite the loss, West Henderson still got an impressive performance from Tyler Nash, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 boards. Nash's afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jace Chamberlain, who had ten points and five boards.
Cougars
| 12/27/24 vs West Henderson | 70-61 |
| 12/21/24 @ Pisgah | 84-74 |
| 12/19/24 vs Rosman | 68-15 |
| 12/16/24 vs Sullivan East | 72-44 |
| 12/12/24 vs Asheville | 76-54 |
| + 2 more games |
The victory keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for West Henderson, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Mountain Heritage didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-46 defeat against Loveland on the 28th. As for West Henderson, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 74-58 loss against Erwin on the 28th.
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