The Surry Central Golden Eagles and the Lincolnton Wolves squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Surry Central Golden Eagles had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 62-60. Surry Central has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Surry Central's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tripp Mcmillen, who scored 23 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks, and Ayden Wilmoth who scored 17 points. Evan Wall was another key contributor, scoring four points.
Leading Lincolnton to victory were Landen Lyerly and Tyler Mcclain. Lyerly dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, while Mcclain scored 19 points along with six rebounds. Lyerly has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 15 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Khalil Yarborough, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds.
Surry Central's loss dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Lincolnton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Surry Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincolnton, they will head out on the road to face off against Reidsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Reidsville will roll in looking for their 25th straight victory, something Lincolnton surely won't give up without a fight.
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