The Starmount Rams just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Surry Central Golden Eagles at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Starmount is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They took a 59-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Surry.
Meanwhile, Surry Central didn't have too much trouble with Alleghany on Tuesday as they won 76-58. The Golden Eagles pushed the score to 54-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans cut but never quite recovered from.
Surry Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mason Jewell led the charge by scoring 12 points in addition to seven assists and five rebounds. Those seven assists gave Jewell a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Damen Hazelwood, who went 5 for 8 en route to 10 points plus six rebounds and three blocks.
Starmount opened the new year with a less-than-successful 67-59 loss to Surry Central. Can Starmount avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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