The Western Harnett Eagles and the Middle Creek Mustangs will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Western Harnett will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Western Harnett is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 54-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lee County last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 525th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 144th).
Meanwhile, Middle Creek entered their game against Cleveland on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Middle Creek took a 53-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cleveland. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Western Harnett will have to contain Yasir Hall as he made an impact in Middle Creek's last game. He posted 22 points and eight rebounds. Hall continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brittain Queen, who had 13 points and five rebounds.
Western Harnett's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Middle Creek, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.
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