West Wilkes is 1-6 against East Surry since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Wilkes Blackhawks will host the East Surry Cardinals at 6:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, West Wilkes came up short against North Surry and fell 51-43. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, East Surry had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 56 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They took down the Falcons 57-42.
East Surry's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.7 points per game. As for West Wilkes, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9.
West Wilkes didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against East Surry in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 36-32 victory. Does West Wilkes have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Surry turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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