Chatham Central is 3-0 against Western Harnett since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Chatham Central Bears will head out on the road to take on the Western Harnett Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chatham Central has three straight victories, Western Harnett has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Chatham Central can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 56-34 margin over Cummings. Given Chatham Central's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while Cummings is ranked 540th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Karaleigh Dodson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Lauren Caviness was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-19, which was the final score in Western Harnett's tilt against Overhills on Friday.
Chatham Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Western Harnett, their loss was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-14.
Everything came up roses for Chatham Central against Western Harnett in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as the squad secured a 62-31 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chatham Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
