There's no place like home for the Surry Central Golden Eagles, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 69-54 victory over North Surry on Tuesday. For Surry Central, this counts as revenge for the 65-50 loss North Surry walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Leading Surry Central to victory were Ayden Wilmoth and Tripp Mcmillen. Wilmoth scored 20 points along with five rebounds, while Mcmillen dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jax Whitaker, who scored ten points.
North Surry's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Fisher Leftwich, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and three blocks. Leftwich is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted three or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Cade Atkins, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Surry Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for North Surry, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 16-7.
Surry Central will be playing in front of their home fans against East Surry at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in East Surry's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matchups. As for North Surry, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Wilkes at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. North Surry is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 61.4 points per game this season.
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