The Asheville Cougars will face off against the Enka Jets at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Asheville and 11 for Enka.
On Tuesday, Asheville came up short against North Buncombe and fell 97-86. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (63), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Enka also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to North Buncombe by a score of 90-78. While losing is never fun, the Jets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 514th, while the Black Hawks are ranked 254th).
Asheville will have to contain Lawson Mcclure as he made an impact in Enka's last game. He went 7 for 11 en route to 18 points and three steals. What's more, Mcclure also posted a 64% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2024. Hyatt Middleton was another key player, going 6 of 15 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds.
Asheville's defeat dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Enka, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.
Asheville didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Enka when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with an 80-76 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Asheville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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