Basketball Game Preview: Smoky Mountain Mustangs vs. East Henderson Eagles

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	58-50 W
02/13/24 - Home	39-23 W
01/22/24 - Away	48-26 W
02/07/23 - Away	69-21 W
01/12/23 - Home	64-29 W
+ 5 more games

Smoky Mountain is a perfect 10-0 against East Henderson since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Smoky Mountain Mustangs will challenge the East Henderson Eagles at 6:30 p.m. East Henderson took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Smoky Mountain, who comes in off a win.

Smoky Mountain is coming into the matchup on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 37-32 W against Tuscola.

Meanwhile, East Henderson played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Pisgah, falling 68-28. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Bears are ranked 31st).

Smoky Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 8-15. As for East Henderson, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-14.

Smoky Mountain beat East Henderson 58-50 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smoky Mountain since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.