West Wilkes was the 50-35 winner over Surry Central when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The West Wilkes Blackhawks fell 53-44 to the Surry Central Golden Eagles on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 133rd).
West Wilkes dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Surry Central, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Wilkes and Forbush will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Surry Central will take on West Stokes in a holiday battle at at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Surry Central's defense has only allowed 28.1 points per game this season, so West Stokes' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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