Mountain Heritage was the 66-61 winner over Owen when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Mountain Heritage Cougars took a 71-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Owen Warhorses on Saturday.
| 01/04/25 @ Owen | 5 |
| 12/21/24 @ Pisgah | 4 |
| 02/20/24 vs Rosman | 3 |
| 01/23/24 @ NCSSM: Morganton | 2 |
| 12/03/24 @ NCSSM: Morganton | 2 |
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jace Loven, who posted 15 points along with five assists and five boards. The dominant performance gave Loven a new career-high in assists. Lawson Higgins was another key player, putting up 13 points and six rebounds.
Jack Wesley Burk continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Owen, going 8 of 14 on his way to 24 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Asante Martin, who put up 16 points and six rebounds.
Mountain Heritage's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2. As for Owen, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Mountain Heritage wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 74-59 win against Mitchell on the 9th. As for Owen, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 66-21 victory against Rosman on the 7th.
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