Smoky Mountain is 2-8 against East Henderson since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Smoky Mountain Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Henderson Eagles at 8:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Smoky Mountain didn't have quite enough to beat Franklin and fell 63-60. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Panthers are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, East Henderson put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Pisgah 66-48. The Eagles pushed the score to 53-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.
Smoky Mountain better keep an eye on Caiden Brewer. He was instrumental in East Henderson's win, almost dropping a double-double on 34 points and nine boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Brewer has scored at least a third of East Henderson's points. Riley Adams was another key player, putting up 12 points and three steals.
Smoky Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for East Henderson, they pushed their record up to 16-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Smoky Mountain might still be hurting after the 81-57 loss they got from East Henderson in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brewer, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Smoky Mountain knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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