There's no place like home for the North Henderson Knights, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Hendersonville by a score of 77-64 on Tuesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
North Henderson found their leader in underclassman Noah Pierce, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Rowe, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Hendersonville still got an impressive performance from Malachi Simpson, who scored 23 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Simpson is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Cj Landrum was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with nine rebounds.
North Henderson's win bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Hendersonville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Henderson will take on Pisgah at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pisgah knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matchups -- so hopefully North Henderson likes a good challenge. As for Hendersonville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Brevard at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Brevard 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 337th, while Hendersonville is ranked 122nd).
