Pisgah lost against Franklin back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Pisgah Bears took a 75-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Franklin Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 434th, while the Panthers are ranked 155th).
| 01/28/25 vs Franklin | 24 |
| 01/21/25 vs Smoky Mountain | 20 |
| 01/14/25 @ East Henderson | 19 |
| 01/09/25 vs Tuscola | 21 |
Pisgah lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Mason Putnam, who went 8 of 13 en route to 24 points. Putnam's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Dominick Messer, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 15 points and six boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Franklin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jack Jack Teesateskie, who went 9 of 18 en route to 25 points and five rebounds. With that strong performance, Teesateskie is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. Max McClure was another key player, going 7 for 13 on his way to 18 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Pisgah has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Franklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Pisgah didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-51 victory against West Henderson on the 31st. As for Franklin, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 55-43 win against North Henderson on the 31st.
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