Asheville hasn't had much luck against A.C. Reynolds recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Asheville Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the A.C. Reynolds Rockets at 8:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Asheville took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They snuck past Enka with an 80-76 victory.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask A.C. Reynolds). They claimed a resounding 92-58 win over Cherokee. Winning may never get old, but the Rockets sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
A.C. Reynolds has also been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for Asheville, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 4-15.
Asheville was dealt a bruising 81-51 defeat at the hands of A.C. Reynolds in their previous meeting on January 7th. Can Asheville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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