Surry Central is 1-9 against East Surry since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Surry Central Golden Eagles will head out to face off against the East Surry Cardinals at 6:15 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Surry Central will bounce into Friday's contest after beating North Surry, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Surry Central came out on top against North Surry by a score of 46-35 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Surry, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 60-48 victory over West Wilkes on Wednesday. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Surry is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points over those games. As for Surry Central, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6.
Surry Central couldn't quite finish off East Surry when the teams last played back in January and fell 57-55. Can Surry Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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