North Stokes hasn't had much luck against Surry Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The two teams will round out the year against one another at at 12:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with North Stokes sitting on ten straight wins and Surry Central on seven.
North Stokes will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating East Wilkes, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. North Stokes managed a 38-34 victory over East Wilkes on Friday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Cardinals are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Surry Central). They claimed a resounding 64-29 win over West Stokes. With the Golden Eagles ahead 35-12 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Surry Central found their leader in sophomore Stella Wall, who went 6 for 12 on her way to 15 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. Those four steals set a new season-high mark for Wall. The team also got some help courtesy of Layla Wall, who posted eight points along with nine rebounds and four steals.
Surry Central's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points per game. As for North Stokes, their record now sits at 10-0.
North Stokes couldn't quite finish off Surry Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 54-52. Can North Stokes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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