Eastern Randolph's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Western Harnett Eagles 69-30. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Eagles are ranked 603rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
12/28/24 vs Western Harnett | 20 |
12/26/24 @ Green Hope | 13 |
01/10/24 @ Southwestern Randolph | 11 |
02/19/24 vs Uwharrie Charter Academy | 11 |
12/28/23 @ Western Harnett | 10 |
Eastern Randolph's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyler Gee led the charge by going 7 of 12 on his way to 20 points. The dominant performance gave Gee a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Timothy Brower, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 14 points in addition to six assists and six boards.
The win got Eastern Randolph back to even at 3-3. As for Western Harnett, they are on a 36-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-11.
Eastern Randolph didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-50 victory against Asheboro on the 3rd. As for Western Harnett, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 76-30 loss against Triton on the 3rd.
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