Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harnett Central). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Western Harnett Eagles 42-6 on the road. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Eagles are ranked 366th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Landon Culbreth was his usual excellent self, picking up 54 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ethyn Muhammad, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Harnett Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win was the third in a row for Harnett Central, bringing their record for this year to 3-1. As for Western Harnett, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Harnett Central will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Westover at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Harnett Central's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Western Harnett, they will challenge Pine Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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