It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Surry Central Golden Eagles ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They secured a 81-75 W over East Surry. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Tripp Mcmillen, who scored 27 points along with eight rebounds. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Jewell, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
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 has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Braxton Davis, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Surry Central's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.1 points per game. As for East Surry, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-14.
Surry Central will stay at home for another game and welcome Forbush at 6:30 p.m. on February 19th. Surry Central is facing Forbush at the right time seeing as Forbush is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for East Surry, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Wilkes at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in East Surry's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matches.
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