Starmount hasn't had much luck against East Wilkes recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Starmount Rams will venture away from home to square off against the East Wilkes Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Starmount is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since January 4th on Monday. Everything went their way against Alleghany as Starmount made off with a 58-37 victory. The win continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won nine in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Starmount to victory, but perhaps none more so than Molly Swaim, who went 5-for-8 en route to 21 points. What's more, Swaim also posted a 50% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's posted since back in February of 2024. Mackinzie Cox was another key player, putting up nine points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, East Wilkes beat North Stokes 44-34 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Starmount's victory bumped their record up to 15-8. As for East Wilkes, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.
Starmount came out on top in a nail-biter against East Wilkes in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 52-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for Starmount since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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