Surry Central unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the South Stokes Sauras on Tuesday, falling 73-49. The Golden Eagles haven't had much luck with the Sauras recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Loss or not, Surry Central got some senior leadership from Jax Whitaker and Damen Hazelwood. Whitaker went 7-for-16 to rack up 24 points, while Hazelwood shot 50% from the field en route to 14 points and six rebounds.
Coming up, Surry Central is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on South Iredell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for South Stokes, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Stokes at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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