The West Wilkes Blackhawks will face off against the Surry Central Golden Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for West Wilkes: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Surry Central has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
On Wednesday, West Wilkes lost to Elkin at home by a 75-58 margin.
Meanwhile, Surry Central was able to grind out a solid win over East Surry on Tuesday, taking the game 68-60. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Cardinals are ranked 416th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Wilkes better focus on containing Tripp Mcmillen and Jax Whitaker as the pair were huge in Surry Central's win. Mcmillen went 8 for 13 en route to 21 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals, while Whitaker posted 22 points. Whitaker's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Damen Hazelwood, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 10 points.
West Wilkes' loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Surry Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
West Wilkes was taken down by Surry Central 79-32 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Wilkes was down 56-19.
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