The Howard Eagles stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 73-44 victory over North East Carolina Prep at home. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Howard also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2023.
North East Carolina Prep's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of CHADWICK BARNES, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 16 rebounds, and KHALIL SMITH who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 34.1% of North East Carolina Prep's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Howard's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for North East Carolina Prep, they dropped their record down to 3-16 with that loss, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Howard does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North East Carolina Prep, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Martin County at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Martin County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight matches.
