The Surry Central Golden Eagles entered their tilt with the Starmount Rams with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Surry Central came out on top against Starmount by a score of 67-59 on Wednesday. Given Surry Central's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while Starmount is ranked 529th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Surry Central to victory were Tripp Mcmillen and Ayden Wilmoth. Mcmillen scored 22 points along with six assists and two steals, while Wilmoth scored 29 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wilmoth has scored all season. Mason Cox was another key contributor, scoring four points along with eight rebounds.
Starmount's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jordon Dobson, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, and Lucas Collins who scored 17 points along with eight assists. That's the first time this season that Collins scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Pardue, who scored six points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Starmount were working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Surry Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Starmount, they bumped their record down to 4-6 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Surry Central will take on Wilkes Central at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Wilkes Central is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 65.4 points per game. As for Starmount, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against North Stokes at 8:00 p.m. North Stokes knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine contests -- so hopefully Starmount likes a good challenge.
