Basketball Preview: Surry Central Golden Eagles vs. South Stokes Sauras
Surry Central is 2-8 against South Stokes since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Surry Central Golden Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the South Stokes Sauras at 7:45 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Surry Central really took it to Starmount for the full four quarters, racking up an 84-48 win. With the Golden Eagles ahead 47-26 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Mason Jewell and Jax Whitaker were among the main playmakers for Surry Central as the former went 8 for 15 en route to 21 points plus eight rebounds and four steals and the latter went 9 for 14 en route to 26 points plus two steals. What's more, Jewell also posted a 56% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023. Brayden Woodring was another key player, scoring nine points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, South Stokes put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against McMichael as South Stokes made off with a 65-41 victory. The match marked the Sauras' most dominant win of the season so far.
South Stokes' victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.1 points. As for Surry Central, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Surry Central might still be hurting after the 77-55 defeat they got from South Stokes when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Surry Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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