Western Harnett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They had to suffer through a 45-0 loss at the hands of the Union Pines Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Vikings are ranked 167th).
A.J. Manning threw for 62 yards.
Savion James was his top target, picking up 62 receiving yards, while also rushing for 49 yards.
Anthony Goswick was a one-man wrecking crew for Union Pines as he threw for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Goswick a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was John Erguiza, who picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Western Harnett's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Union Pines, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Western Harnett will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Harnett Central at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. Harnett Central has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 97 points over their last three matchups. As for Union Pines, they will take on Randleman at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Randleman will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Union Pines surely won't give up without a fight.
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