North Surry and Wilkes Central are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The North Surry Greyhounds will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Wilkes Central Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Surry has eight straight victories, Wilkes Central has 15 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though North Wilkes scored an imposing 60 points on Friday, North Surry still came out on top. North Surry walked away with a 69-60 win over North Wilkes.
North Surry's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sadie Badgett, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Badgett hasn't dropped below 15 points for six straight games. Josie Tompkins was another key contributor, scoring 24 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Wilkes Central was beaten by Forbush 68-25 on Friday. Wilkes Central has struggled against Forbush recently, as their match on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
North Surry is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Wilkes Central, they dropped their record down to 5-19 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for North Surry against Wilkes Central in their previous matchup back in January as the team secured a 64-18 win. Will North Surry repeat their success, or does Wilkes Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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