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| 12/10/24 - Home | 78-39 W |
| 01/30/24 - Home | 64-46 W |
| 12/08/23 - Away | 43-32 W |
| 01/24/23 - Away | 65-41 W |
| 12/09/22 - Home | 69-38 W |
| + 4 more games |
Pine Forest has gone 9-0 against Western Harnett recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pine Forest Trojans will challenge the Western Harnett Eagles at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pine Forest has five straight wins, Western Harnett has 41 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Pine Forest didn't have too much trouble with Westover as they won 76-57. The Trojans pushed the score to 56-36 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolverines cut but never quite recovered from.
Derek Green and Angelo Jones were among the main playmakers for Pine Forest as the former almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds and the latter went 9 for 12 on his way to 18 points and eight boards. That's the most points Green has posted since back in November of 2024. Kabori Simmons was another key player, putting up ten points and seven boards.
Pine Forest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Western Harnett scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 55-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Harnett Central.
Pine Forest pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Western Harnett, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
Everything came up roses for Pine Forest against Western Harnett when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 78-39 win. In that matchup, Pine Forest amassed a halftime lead of 43-21, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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