The Mountain Heritage Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Erwin Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Erwin took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Mountain Heritage, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Mountain Heritage earned a 53-44 victory over West Henderson. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now won five in a row.
Mountain Heritage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kiana Adams led the charge by dropping a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Neill, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 14 boards.
Meanwhile, Erwin fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Pisgah on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 60-57. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Mountain Heritage's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Erwin, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Mountain Heritage against Erwin in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, as the squad secured a 56-24 win. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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