West Wilkes lost against North Surry back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The West Wilkes Blackhawks had to suffer through a 87-47 loss at the hands of the North Surry Greyhounds. 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 536th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 142nd).
It was another big night for Fisher Leftwich, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds for North Surry. The matchup was Leftwich's third in a row with at least ten points. Kam McKnight was another key player, putting up 13 points along with six assists and five boards.
West Wilkes has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points per game. As for North Surry, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4.
West Wilkes will be playing at home against Wilkes Central at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Wilkes Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.2 points per game this season. As for North Surry, they are taking a road trip to challenge Mount Airy at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in North Surry's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 games.
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