A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pigeon Forge Tigers challenge the Asheville Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Asheville is hoping to do what Invest Collegiate Imagine couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Pigeon Forge's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Everything went Pigeon Forge's way against Invest Collegiate Imagine as Pigeon Forge made off with a 68-42 win. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Asheville can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They came out on top against North Henderson by a score of 73-64. The Cougars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Pigeon Forge better keep an eye on Andre Thomas. He was instrumental in Asheville's win, going 7 of 16 en route to 15 points and five rebounds. That's the most rebounds Thomas has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendrick Carter, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
Asheville was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Pigeon Forge's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Asheville, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
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