Basketball Recap: North Surry's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Ten

Greyhounds

Previous Games

01/31/25 @ Forbush	84-29
01/29/25 vs Mount Airy	75-60
01/28/25 vs East Surry	65-40
01/24/25 @ Wilkes Central	76-43
01/21/25 vs North Wilkes	55-33
+ 5 more games

North Surry waltzed into their contest on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They claimed a resounding 84-29 win over the Forbush Falcons. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Falcons are ranked 671st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Fisher Leftwich continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 for 16 on his way to 25 points. Another player making a difference was David Schuyler, who went 5 of 6 en route to 10 points and seven rebounds.

North Surry's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.4 points per game. As for Forbush, they are on a 32-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-19.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Surry will square off against West Wilkes at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in West Wilkes' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups. As for Forbush, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Forbush Falcons duke it out with the Surry Central Golden Eagles at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Surry Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.