Basketball Recap: Western Harnett Piles Up the Points Against Red Springs

There's no place like home for Western Harnett, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They breezed past the Red Springs Red Devils to the tune of 53-12 on Monday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-8.

Tamara Hayes went supernova, going 9-for-19 to rack up 25 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Western Harnett's points. Ta'Ziyah Elliott was another key player, putting up seven points.

Eagles

Assists (Career)

11/24/25 vs Red Springs	12
12/26/24 vs Green Hope	7
12/28/24 vs Hoke County	6
01/28/25 @ Overhills	5
11/18/25 vs Triton	4

Western Harnett was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.

When it comes to explaining why Red Springs lost, don't look at Tajuana Farrington. Despite the final result, she posted eight points.

Western Harnett now has a winning record of 2-1.

Red Springs didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 37-16 win against Douglas Byrd on the 25th. Hopefully Western Harnett paid attention to the Red Devils' matchup: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on the 5th.