The Western Harnett Eagles will be playing at home against the Chatham Central Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Western Harnett has struggled recently with 28 losses in a row, while Chatham Central will arrive with seven straight victories.
On Tuesday, Western Harnett came up short against Triton and fell 56-43. Western Harnett has struggled against Triton recently, as their match on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Even though Chatham Central has not done well against Cummings recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Chatham Central came out on top against Cummings by a score of 71-58. That's two games straight that Chatham Central has won by exactly 13 points.
Chatham Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Reid Albright led the charge by dropping a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. Albright is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 19 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Gilliland, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Western Harnett's defeat was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-20. As for Chatham Central, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
Western Harnett was taken down by Chatham Central 69-40 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Albright, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. Now that Western Harnett knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
