Asheville is 1-9 against Enka since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Asheville Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Enka Jets at 8:15 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Asheville's game was all tied up 30-30 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They snuck past North Buncombe with a 67-63 victory. The win was just what Asheville needed coming off of a 62-38 defeat in their prior match.
It was another big night for Aris Joyner, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. CJ Morgan was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Enka had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against North Buncombe by a score of 80-72 on Friday.
Asheville pushed their record up to 9-12 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Enka, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.
Asheville couldn't quite finish off Enka in their previous meeting back in January and fell 62-59. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Enka's Sam Waddell, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. Now that Asheville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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