The North Buncombe Black Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 23 points or more this season. They took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 95-66 win over Hiwassee Dam. Given North Buncombe's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 294th, while Hiwassee Dam is ranked 635th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Buncombe's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Trent Clark, who scored 27 points along with six assists and six rebounds. The match was Clark's 12th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Edmonds, who scored 27 points along with nine rebounds and five assists.
The victory makes it two in a row for North Buncombe and bumps their season record up to 7-5. As for Hiwassee Dam, they bumped their record down to 2-8 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
North Buncombe will take on A.C. Reynolds at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully A.C. Reynolds focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 last Friday. Hiwassee Dam and Murphy will face off at 8:00 p.m. on January 4th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Murphy and Hiwassee Dam are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
