Surry Central hasn't had much luck against East Surry recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Surry Central Golden Eagles will challenge the East Surry Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Surry Central duked it out withForbush on Friday. Surry Central blew past Forbush 44-17 at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Golden Eagles considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, East Surry entered their tilt with North Wilkes on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Vikings 42-13 on the road. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Vikings are ranked 337th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stephen Keener was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 197 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Surry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
East Surry didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Noah Felts and Josh Key.
Surry Central's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for East Surry, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Surry Central took a serious blow against East Surry in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 72-36. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Surry Central was down 38-7.
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