Eastern Randolph is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Mountain Heritage is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Eastern Randolph Wildcats will take on the Mountain Heritage Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Randolph knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 13 matches -- so hopefully Mountain Heritage likes a good challenge.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Eastern Randolph walked away with it. They claimed a resounding 83-50 win over the Yellowjackets at home. Given Eastern Randolph's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while Hayesville is ranked 479th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Nicah Taylor, who scored 25 points along with six assists and six steals. Another player making a difference was Timothy Brower, who scored 20 points.
Meanwhile, even though Mitchell scored an imposing 56 points on Tuesday, Mountain Heritage still came out on top. Mountain Heritage walked away with a 69-56 win over Mitchell.
Eastern Randolph has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Mountain Heritage, their win bumped their record up to 16-11.
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