Western Harnett lost against E.E. Smith back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Western Harnett Eagles received a blow as they fell 50-33 to the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls. 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 469th, while the Golden Bulls are ranked 115th).
Despite the loss, Western Harnett saw an underclassman step up: freshman Tamara Hayes posted 17 points. That was a full 51.5% of Western Harnett's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Ta'Ziyah Elliott was another key player, putting up five points and seven rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead E.E. Smith to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ka'Lyiah Speller, who scored seven points in addition to ten boards and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Alonnie Baldwin - Muldrow, who put up ten points and five steals.
Western Harnett has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season. As for E.E. Smith, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-6.
Western Harnett will venture away from home to take on Westover at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for E.E. Smith, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-23 victory against Harnett Central on the 5th.
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