Pisgah and East Henderson are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Pisgah Bears will head out to take on the East Henderson Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Pisgah will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 27-point drubbing they dealt Tuscola on Thursday. Pisgah blew past Tuscola 72-45. That looming 72-45 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bears yet this season.
Meanwhile, East Henderson put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 63-53 victory over North Henderson. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Knights are ranked 352nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pisgah better keep an eye on Caiden Brewer. He was instrumental in East Henderson's win, going 11 of 23 on his way to 29 points in addition to five assists and three steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Brewer has scored at least a third of East Henderson's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylin Brewer, who posted 11 points and five steals.
East Henderson pushed their record up to 15-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pisgah, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8.
Pisgah and East Henderson were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Pisgah came up empty-handed after a 76-75 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brewer, who dropped a triple-double on 37 points, 15 rebounds, and ten assists. Now that Pisgah knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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