Softball Game Preview: Surry Central Golden Eagles vs. West Wilkes Blackhawks

Surry Central is 0-10 against West Wilkes since March of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The Surry Central Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the West Wilkes Blackhawks at 6:00 p.m. Surry Central will be strutting in after a win while West Wilkes will be coming in after a defeat.

Surry Central made up a huge gap compared to their last game against South Stokes, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Surry Central put the hurt on South Stokes with a sharp 13-2 victory on Thursday. The match marked the Golden Eagles' most dominant win of the season so far.

McKindsey Lloyd

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/20/25 vs South Stokes	6
03/18/25 vs East Surry	3
04/24/24 @ Elkin	2
03/14/25 @ North Surry	1
03/11/25 @ West Wilkes	1

McKindsey Lloyd was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those RBI marked the first that she brought in this season.

In other batting news, Morgan Brooks was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high. Ragan Hall was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.

Surry Central lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, West Wilkes fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Ashe County on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 9-8. The Blackhawks' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Surry Central pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 7.2 runs. As for West Wilkes, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.

Surry Central might still be hurting after the 15-1 loss they got from West Wilkes when the teams last played last Tuesday. Will Surry Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.