East Surry was the 74-61 winner over Surry Central when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The East Surry Cardinals fell 68-60 to the Surry Central Golden Eagles on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 416th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 179th).
Surry Central was led to victory by Tripp Mcmillen and Jax Whitaker. Mcmillen went 8 of 13 on his way to 21 points along with seven boards and five steals, while Whitaker posted 22 points. Whitaker's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Damen Hazelwood, who went 5 for 7 en route to 10 points.
East Surry now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Surry Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
East Surry will be playing at home against North Wilkes at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. East Surry knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matchups -- so hopefully North Wilkes likes a good challenge. As for Surry Central, they will head out to square off against West Wilkes at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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