The Surry Central Golden Eagles entered their tilt with the Mount Airy Granite Bears with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Surry Central took down Mount Airy 60-45 on Wednesday. That's another feather in the cap for Surry Central, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Tripp Mcmillen was his usual excellent self, scoring 19 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Mcmillen is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Ayden Wilmoth was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with five rebounds.
Rylan Venable and Jourdain Hill certainly did their best on Wednesday to try and avoid the loss. Venable scored 12 points along with three steals, while Hill scored nine points along with 11 rebounds and two steals.
Surry Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Mount Airy, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Surry Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Forbush at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Forbush is hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses. As for Mount Airy, they will head out on the road to take on North Stokes at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in North Stokes' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten contests.
