North Henderson is 2-8 against Hendersonville since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The North Henderson Knights will take on the Hendersonville Bearcats at 8:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, North Henderson came up short against East Henderson and fell 63-53. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 352nd, while the Eagles are ranked 121st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hendersonville). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Chase 101-29. The Bearcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.
North Henderson better focus on containing Martiste Mills and Mateo Archer as the pair were huge in Hendersonville's win. Mills went 9 of 15 on his way to 19 points and three steals, while Archer went 10 of 14 on his way to 20 points. Archer is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Gray Hendricks, who posted eight points along with six boards and five assists.
Hendersonville was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
This is the second loss in a row for North Henderson and nudges their season record down to 8-7. As for Hendersonville, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-6.
North Henderson came up short against Hendersonville in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 80-68. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hendersonville's Malachi Simpson, who went 12 of 21 on his way to 32 points along with eight boards and four steals. Now that North Henderson 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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