It was a Battle of the Birds when Western Harnett faced off against Green Hope on Thursday. The Western Harnett Eagles took a hard 59-41 fall against the Green Hope Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 431st, while the Falcons are ranked 166th).
It was another big night for Abigail Brown, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 boards for Green Hope. Those 26 points gave Brown a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Cook, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 13 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Western Harnett's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Green Hope, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-3.
The future could be bright for both Western Harnett and Green Hope: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Western Harnett will try to hand West Brunswick their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Green Hope will try to hand Hoke County their seventh-straight loss when the two meet at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
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