The East Surry Cardinals fought the good fight in their overtime match against the Surry Central Golden Eagles on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 81-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Eagles. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for East Surry in their matchups with Surry Central: they've now lost four in a row.
East Surry lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Pennson Badgett, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds. Badgett is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 19 or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Davis, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.
It was another big night for Tripp Mcmillen, who scored 27 points along with eight rebounds for Surry Central. Mcmillen continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Mason Jewell, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
East Surry's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-14. As for Surry Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
East Surry will be playing at home against West Wilkes at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. West Wilkes is coming into the contest with seven straight losses on the road, meaning East Surry will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Surry Central, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Forbush at 6:30 p.m. on February 19th. Forbush is coming into the game with 11 straight defeats on the road, meaning Surry Central will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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