Rosman is 0-7 against Mountain Heritage since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rosman Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Mountain Heritage Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Rosman has now lost 14 straight, leaving the team is hunting for their first win since December 11.
Last Tuesday, Rosman lost to NCSSM: Morganton at home by a decisive 56-41 margin.
The losing side was boosted by Mason Meece, who scored 18 points. That was a full 43.9% of Rosman's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Newman, who scored six points.
Even though they lost, Rosman smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Heritage's and Draughn's matchup on Tuesday was close at halftime, but Mountain Heritage turned on the heat in the second half with 44 points. Mountain Heritage put the hurt on Draughn with a sharp 72-52 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mountain Heritage.
It was another big night for Jace Loven, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Max Gilley was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds and two blocks.
Rosman dropped their record down to 3-19 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Mountain Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Rosman have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 20.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Mountain Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rosman took a serious blow against Mountain Heritage when the teams last played back in January, falling 69-31. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rosman was down 46-16.
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