East Surry lost against North Surry on January 3rd and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The East Surry Cardinals came up short against the North Surry Greyhounds, falling 65-40. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 387th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 158th).
Leading North Surry to victory were Kam McKnight and Fisher Leftwich. McKnight went 6 of 9 on his way to 19 points and four steals, while Leftwich went 5 for 8 en route to 14 points. McKnight is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Atkins, who posted eight points and five assists.
East Surry has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season. As for North Surry, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 14-4.
East Surry has already played their next contest, an 81-67 loss against South Stokes on the 29th. As for North Surry, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 75-60 win against Mount Airy on the 29th.
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