It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Western Harnett Eagles challenge the Green Hope Falcons at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday... Western Harnett will be strutting in after a win while Green Hope will be coming in after a loss.
Western Harnett will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Lee County, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Western Harnett walked away with a 41-29 victory over Lee County last Friday. The contest marked the Eagles' most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Green Hope was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 55-45 to Apex Friendship.
Western Harnett will have to keep a close watch on Bella Cook and Shawn Sisk, a pair of players who had a big impact on Green Hope's prior game. Cook went 7 of 8 on her way to 14 points and six rebounds, while Sisk posted 11 points. The dominant performance gave Sisk a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail Brown, who put up nine points and seven rebounds.
Western Harnett's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Green Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
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