Basketball Game Recap: Pisgah Bears vs. Enka Jets

By Team Reports Dec 2, 2023, 6:49am

Recap: Pisgah Bears vs. Enka Jets

Even though the Pisgah Bears have not done well against the Enka Jets recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Pisgah came out on top against Enka by a score of 80-72. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.

Pisgah's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sawyer Belue led the charge by scoring 27 points along with 4 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Belue has scored at least 25% of Pisgah's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominick Messer, who scored 14 points along with 6 steals and 5 rebounds.

Sam Waddell and Isaiah Phillips certainly did their best on Tuesday to try and avoid the loss. Waddell scored 22 points along with 8 rebounds, while Phillips scored 19 points. Logan Trantham was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.

The victory makes it two in a row for Pisgah and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Enka, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pisgah won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Polk County at 8:00 p.m. on November 29th. Polk County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 294th, while Pisgah is ranked 59th). As for Enka, they will be playing at home against Thomas Jefferson at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.