The East Henderson Eagles were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by Pisgah on the road and fell 59-30. While losing is never fun, East Henderson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 479th, while Pisgah is ranked 98th).
When it comes to explaining why East Henderson lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kaylee Foushee. Despite the final result, she scored 19 points along with five rebounds and three blocks. That was a full 63.3% of East Henderson's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Leading Pisgah to victory were Macey Devlin and Chandler Lowery. Devlin scored 16 points along with five steals, while Lowery dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. It was the first time this season that Devlin scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jade Cody, who scored four points along with six steals and five rebounds.
East Henderson's loss dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Pisgah, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-6.
East Henderson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pisgah, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pisgah is on a three-game streak of home wins, Franklin a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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