Harnett Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 62-53 to the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls. 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 410th, while the Golden Bulls are ranked 186th).
Harnett Central lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kemaury Haywood, who posted nine points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Braydon Temple, who put up 13 points.
Harnett Central's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for E.E. Smith, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Harnett Central will challenge Pine Forest at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Harnett Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.7 points per game this season. E.E. Smith has already played their next matchup (against Terry Sanford), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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