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| 12/20/23 - Away | 49-48 W |
| 12/01/23 - Home | 45-47 L |
| 01/04/23 - Home | 81-77 W |
| 02/12/21 - Away | 62-28 W |
| 02/08/21 - Home | 82-42 W |
| + 5 more games |
Wilkes Central has gone 9-1 against Starmount recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 6:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Wilkes Central's offense hasn't had much luck over their past three games, but Saturday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, Wilkes Central turned things around against Carver on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Yellowjackets a 2-0 shutout. The two-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Starmount). They wrapped up 2024 with a 58-40 win over Triad Baptist Christian Academy. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Rams' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Titans are ranked 126th).
Wilkes Central's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Starmount, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.
Wilkes Central barely slipped by Starmount in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 49-48. Will Wilkes Central repeat their success, or does Starmount have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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