E.E. Smith is on a four-game streak of home losses, Western Harnett a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The E.E. Smith Golden Bulls will host the Western Harnett Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
E.E. Smith is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came up short against Pine Forest on Friday, falling 52-32. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bulls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Trojans are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Western Harnett challenged Triton on Friday. Western Harnett lost to Triton on the road by a 34-15 margin. The Eagles were down 28-8 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Although Western Harnett took the loss, they still got scores from Creig Matthews and Trent Golcynski.
E.E. Smith's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Western Harnett, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
E.E. Smith strolled past Western Harnett in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 34-15. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Western Harnett's Jaylen Baldwin, who rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for E.E. Smith to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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