Surry Central entered their game against East Surry on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Surry Central Golden Eagles fell just short of the East Surry Cardinals by a score of 57-55. The Golden Eagles lost against the Cardinals in their previous head to head back in February of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 66-37 score last time.
Several Golden Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Presley Smith, who posted ten points along with six assists and five rebounds. What's more, Smith also racked up two blocks, the most she's had since back in November of 2023. Layla Wall was another key player, going 5 of 10 on her way to 14 points and eight boards.
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Even though they lost, Surry Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 25 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Surry Central's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4. As for East Surry, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Surry Central has already played their next game (against West Wilkes), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. East Surry will challenge North Wilkes at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with North Wilkes sitting on eight straight victories and East Surry on six.
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