The Surry Central Golden Eagles will challenge the Starmount Rams at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. Surry Central will be strutting in after a win while Starmount will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Surry Central didn't have too much trouble with Alleghany as they won 76-58. The Golden Eagles pushed the score to 54-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans cut but never quite recovered from.
Surry Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mason Jewell led the charge by earning 12 points in addition to seven assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Jewell a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Damen Hazelwood, who went 5 for 8 en route to 10 points plus six rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Starmount was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 59-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Surry.
Surry Central beat Starmount 67-59 in their previous meeting back in January. Will Surry Central repeat their success, or does Starmount have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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