The East Surry Cardinals will take on the North Wilkes Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as East Surry comes in on four and North Wilkes on 17.
If East Surry beats North Wilkes with 54 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. East Surry walked away with a 54-45 victory over Forbush on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Wilkes). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat North Surry 74-37. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matches by 22 points or more this season.
East Surry pushed their record up to 21-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points over those games. As for North Wilkes, their victory bumped their record up to 24-1.
East Surry and North Wilkes were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January, but East Surry came up empty-handed after a 44-43 loss. Can East Surry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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