Cougars
| 02/28/25 vs Carolina International | 56-61 |
| 02/25/25 vs Piedmont Classical | 77-53 |
| 02/22/25 vs Owen | 64-52 |
| 02/18/25 vs Avery County | 64-36 |
| 02/17/25 vs Rosman | 77-22 |
Mountain Heritage and Carolina International squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Mountain Heritage had to settle for second. They fell to the Carolina International Comets 61-56. The Cougars' defeat signaled the end of their 15-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Mountain Heritage still got an impressive performance from Jace Loven, who shot 67% from the field en route to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lawson Higgins, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carolina International to victory, but perhaps none more so than KJ Shouse Jr., who went 8-for-10 on his way to 24 points and seven boards. The matchup was Shouse Jr.'s 11th in a row with at least 16 points. Rylan Leak was another key player, putting up 12 points and five steals.
Mountain Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 23-3. As for Carolina International, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
Mountain Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Carolina International, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 66-54 defeat against Corvian Community on the 4th.
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