Basketball Game Preview: Starmount Rams vs. East Wilkes Cardinals

Rams

Points

02/10/25 @ Alleghany	52
02/07/25 @ South Stokes	57
02/04/25 @ Elkin	43
01/31/25 vs Mount Airy	40
01/28/25 vs North Stokes	50
+ 18 more games

The Starmount Rams will venture away from home to take on the East Wilkes Cardinals at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Starmount is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.5 points per game this season.

Last Monday, Starmount lost to Alleghany on the road by a 67-52 margin. The Rams have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.

Despite their defeat, Starmount saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Ryley Rodriguez, who posted 12 points, was perhaps the best of all. Rodriguez is also on a roll when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jymir?????? Billips, who put up six points and six assists.

Meanwhile, East Wilkes hadn't done well against North Stokes recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went East Wilkes' way against North Stokes as East Wilkes made off with a 76-53 victory.

East Wilkes pushed their record up to 13-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points over those games. As for Starmount, their loss dropped their record down to 3-20.

Starmount came up short against East Wilkes when the teams last played back in January, falling 66-57. Can Starmount avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.