Basketball Game Recap: Harnett Central Trojans vs. Western Harnett Eagles

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The Harnett Central Trojans waltzed into Tuesday's matchup with two straight wins but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Western Harnett and snuck past 43-40. Given Harnett Central's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 178th, while Western Harnett is ranked 441st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Harnett Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaleb McKinnis, who scored 10 points along with 3 steals. Another player making a difference was Quan Dixon, who scored 8 points along with 7 steals.

Harnett Central's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Western Harnett, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.

Harnett Central won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Smithfield-Selma at 7:30 p.m. on December 6th. Western Harnett won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Lee County at 7:30 p.m. on December 6th. Hopefully Lee County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 last Saturday.