Basketball Game Preview: East Henderson Eagles vs. Hendersonville Bearcats

The East Henderson Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Hendersonville Bearcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Henderson will be strutting in after a win while Hendersonville will be coming in after a loss.

East Henderson will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating West Henderson, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. East Henderson sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 46-44 victory over West Henderson on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since December 6, 2023.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hendersonville took on Asheville on Tuesday. Hendersonville took a 57-39 bruising from Asheville. The Bearcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

East Henderson is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Hendersonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.

East Henderson came up short against Hendersonville when the teams last played back in January, falling 39-34. Can East Henderson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.