Pickens and Easley are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2022, but not for long. The Blue Flame will venture away from home to take on the Green Wave at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pickens has four straight wins, Easley has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Pickens is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Liberty: they outscored them in every quarter. The Blue Flame enjoyed a cozy 56-38 victory over the Red Devils on Monday. While the Blue Flame didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Emersyn Moldovan
| 12/15/25 @ Liberty | 4 |
| 12/09/25 vs North Henderson | 4 |
| 12/05/25 vs Easley | 5 |
| 12/03/25 vs Liberty | 4 |
| 12/02/25 vs West-Oak | 2 |
Pickens' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emersyn Moldovan led the charge by shooting 71% from the field en route to 13 points and four steals. Moldovan is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last five games she's played. Gabi Sanchez-Gamboa was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-2, which was the final score in Easley's tilt against Mauldin on Tuesday.
Easley's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Pickens, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Pickens against Easley in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 58-14 victory. In that contest, the Blue Flame amassed a halftime lead of 35-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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