Harnett Central suffered their biggest loss since November 20, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 64-44 to the Overhills Jaguars. The matchup was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Trojans struggled afterwards.
Harnett Central's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of DJ Brown, who posted 14 points, and Kaleb McKinnis, who put up 11 points. McKinnis is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Kemaury Haywood was another key player, putting up four points and nine rebounds.
Deshaun Barton went supernova for Overhills, going 8 of 14 on his way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Roland, who had nine points along with six assists and five boards.
Harnett Central is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5. As for Overhills, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Harnett Central and Douglas Byrd will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Harnett Central is facing Douglas Byrd at the right time seeing as Douglas Byrd is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Overhills, they will face off against Triton at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Overhills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.2 points per game this season.
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