Harnett Central is 0-7 against Pine Forest since January of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The Harnett Central Trojans will look to defend their home court against the Pine Forest Trojans at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Harnett Central is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell 62-53 to E.E. Smith. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Golden Bulls are ranked 188th).
Meanwhile, Pine Forest ended up a good deal behind Triton on Tuesday and lost 75-60. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pine Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Harnett Central, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Harnett Central might still be hurting after the 69-47 defeat they got from Pine Forest when the teams last played back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Harnett Central was down 38-11.
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