The Triad Baptist Christian Academy Titans and the Surry Central Golden Eagles will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
Triad Baptist Christian Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Starmount just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 58-40 to the Rams. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Titans came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Rams are ranked 349th).
Meanwhile, Surry Central had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.1 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They took down the Vikings 57-40.
Surry Central's win came from a few key players Triad Baptist Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Stella Wall, who posted eight points along with five assists and five boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Presley Smith, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 13 points.
Surry Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Surry Central's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Triad Baptist Christian Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3.
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