West Wilkes lost against Surry Central back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The West Wilkes Blackhawks fell 47-37 to the Surry Central Golden Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 76th).
Layla Wall was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds for Surry Central. That's the most points Wall has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Presley Smith, who posted six points along with 11 boards and five steals.
West Wilkes has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for Surry Central, their record is now 11-4.
West Wilkes has already played their next matchup (against Forbush), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Surry Central Golden Eagles take on the Wilkes Central Eagles at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Surry Central is facing Wilkes Central at the right time seeing as Wilkes Central is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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