Surry Central lost against East Surry back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Surry Central Golden Eagles fell 57-50 to the East Surry Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Cardinals are ranked 34th).
Surry Central lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Stella Wall, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds. What's more, she also posted a 67% shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Layla Wall, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten boards.
Even though they lost, Surry Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 33 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Surry Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 15-7 record this season. As for East Surry, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Coming up, Surry Central will be playing in front of their home fans against North Surry at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Surry Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.7 points per game this season. East Surry does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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