Two dominant guards in Dorothy Mills and Trista Charles are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pisgah Bears will head out on the road to take on the Oak Grove Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pisgah comes in on seven and Oak Grove on 15.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pisgah had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They really took it to the Cougars for the full four quarters, racking up a 47-20 win at home. Pisgah has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Oak Grove's strategy against Erwin on Tuesday. Oak Grove enjoyed a cozy 61-42 win over Erwin. Given Oak Grove's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while Erwin is ranked 212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oak Grove's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Charles, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Charles hasn't dropped below three steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalin Favreau, who scored 17 points along with two steals.
Pisgah has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Oak Grove, they pushed their record up to 25-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
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