Basketball Game Preview: Southern Lee Cavaliers vs. Western Harnett Eagles

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Previous Games

12/03/24 - Home	70-22 W
11/28/23 - Home	70-19 W
12/14/22 - Away	52-38 W
11/29/22 - Home	62-37 W
02/05/21 - Home	47-42 W
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Southern Lee is 10-0 against Western Harnett since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Southern Lee Cavaliers will venture away from home to face off against the Western Harnett Eagles at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southern Lee has 13 straight victories, Western Harnett has 38 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Tuesday, Southern Lee didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Hoke County, but they still walked away with a 49-44 win. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Bucks are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Western Harnett had to suffer through a 73-31 loss at the hands of E.E. Smith.

Western Harnett's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Southern Lee, they pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Everything came up roses for Southern Lee against Western Harnett in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 70-22 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Lee since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.