East Henderson is 0-10 against Pisgah since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Henderson Eagles will look to defend their home court against the Pisgah Bears at 6:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for East Henderson: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Pisgah has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Last Tuesday, East Henderson slipped by North Henderson 44-43.
Meanwhile, Pisgah stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Tuscola 64-32 at home. Given Pisgah's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while Tuscola is ranked 466th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Henderson's win ended a eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-15. As for Pisgah, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
East Henderson was taken down by Pisgah 64-30 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pisgah's Dot Mills, who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. Now that East Henderson knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
