West Wilkes lost against East Surry last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The West Wilkes Blackhawks fell 54-47 to the East Surry Cardinals. 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 261st, while the Cardinals are ranked 38th).
West Wilkes dropped their record down to 7-16 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for East Surry, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
West Wilkes does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Surry, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Forbush at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Forbush knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully East Surry likes a good challenge.
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