With a playoff game on the line, the North Surry Greyhounds rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 58-47. Given North Surry's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while Wheatmore is ranked 280th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Surry had a senior duo take command as Josie Tompkins scored 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals and Sadie Badgett scored 16 points along with three steals and two blocks. Badgett hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Reece Niston was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
North Surry's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Wheatmore, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-13.
North Surry will head out on the road to face off against Salisbury at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully North Surry focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday. Wheatmore does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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