Harnett Central is 0-5 against the Golden Bulls since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Harnett Central Trojans will head out on the road to take on the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Harnett Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
Harnett Central struggled with three-point shooting accuracy on Tuesday (the Wolverines were 27% better) and sadly the final score reflected it. Harnett Central lost to the Wolverines at home by a decisive 65-46 margin. Harnett Central has not had much luck with the Wolverines recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Rylan Beasley, who scored six points along with six rebounds and three blocks. Another player making a difference was Kemaury Haywood, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but E.E. Smith had to settle for a 55-53 loss against the Jaguars on Tuesday. E.E. Smith has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Derek Green and Deshaun Barton. Barton had a solid game and scored 13 points along with five rebounds. Meanwhile, Green did his best for the losing side, scoring 11 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Harnett Central has not been sharp recently as the team's lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for E.E. Smith, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 7-9.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Harnett Central have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 28.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like E.E. Smith struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Harnett Central came up short against the Golden Bulls in their previous matchup back in January, falling 63-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Green, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Harnett Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
