North Carolina High School Basketball - Wilkes Central topples Statesville
December 29, 2022: Statesville, NC 28677 In Thursday's non-league outing, the Wilkes Central Eagles (Wilkesboro, NC) basketball squad beat the host Statesville Greyhounds (Statesville, NC), by a margin of 60-52.
The Eagles (4-7) will now prepare for their outing against Hibriten (Lenoir, NC). The Panthers go into the non-league outing with a 11-1 record. In their last outing, Hibriten defeated Shelby (Shelby, NC), 54-35, in a non-league outing.
The Greyhounds now own a 1-6 record. They play next when they travel to Foard for a 3A Conference 51 outing on Tuesday, January 3. Statesville will clash with a Tigers squad coming off a 58-55 non-league win over St. Stephens (Hickory, NC). The Tigers record now stands at 7-5.