Smithfield-Selma is 2-8 against Triton since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Smithfield-Selma Spartans will be home for the holidays to greet the Triton Hawks at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 27 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Smithfield-Selma and three for Triton.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 52-21, which was the final score in Smithfield-Selma's tilt against Harnett Central on Monday. Smithfield-Selma has struggled against Harnett Central recently, as their matchup on Monday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Triton lost to Terry Sanford on the road by a decisive 52-38 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, Triton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while Terry Sanford is ranked 85th).
Smithfield-Selma bumped their record down to 0-7 with that defeat, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Triton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Smithfield-Selma was dealt a bruising 87-0 loss at the hands of Triton in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Can Smithfield-Selma avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
