The Surry Central Golden Eagles entered their tilt with the Wilkes Central Eagles with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Surry Central managed a 53-47 win over Wilkes Central on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Surry Central also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2023.
Ayden Wilmoth was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. The contest was his tenth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Jewell, who scored nine points along with three blocks.
Despite the loss, Wilkes Central still got an impressive performance from Tyson Owens, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds. Owens is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Hunter Wyles, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Wilkes Central were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Surry Central only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
Surry Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Wilkes Central, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4.
Surry Central will head out on the road to face off against Mount Airy at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mount Airy is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home. Wilkes Central will take on East Surry at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Surry is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
