Cardinals
| 01/21/25 @ Starmount | 66-57 |
| 01/17/25 vs Wilkes Central | 63-61 |
East Wilkes won the last time they faced Starmount and things went their way on Tuesday too. The East Wilkes Cardinals came out on top against the Starmount Rams by a score of 66-57. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Starmount's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ryley Rodriguez, who went 8 for 17 on his way to 22 points and six rebounds, and Corey Armstrong, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 15 boards. Those 15 rebounds gave Armstrong a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Deuce Best, who posted 11 points and eight boards.
East Wilkes has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points per game. As for Starmount, their defeat was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-16.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Wilkes and Alleghany will face off at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. As for Starmount, they will challenge Forbush at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Starmount is facing Forbush at the right time seeing as Forbush is stuck on a 16-game losing streak.
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