It was a good run, but the Surry Central Golden Eagles unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 74-61 to East Surry. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the defeat, Surry Central had strong showings from Ayden Wilmoth, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals, and Tripp Mcmillen, who scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jax Whitaker, who scored five points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Surry to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braxton Davis, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Davis has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Pennson Badgett, who scored 21 points along with three steals.
Surry Central's defeat dropped their record down to 19-6. As for East Surry, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-14 record this season.
Surry Central will head out on the road to face off against Lincolnton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Averaging 67.24 points so far this season, Surry Central's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Lincolnton better be ready for a challenge. As for East Surry, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against North Surry at 7:30 p.m. East Surry knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight matches -- so hopefully North Surry likes a good challenge.
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