Basketball Game Preview: Surry Central Golden Eagles vs. North Stokes Vikings

Surry Central is on a five-game streak of home wins, while North Stokes is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Surry Central Golden Eagles will finish 2024 at home by hosting the North Stokes Vikings at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Surry Central's defense has only allowed 28.2 points per game this season, so North Stokes' offense will have their work cut out for them.

Surry Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to West Stokes for the full four quarters, racking up a 64-29 win. The Golden Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 21 points or more this season.

Surry Central found their leader in sophomore Stella Wall, who went 6 for 12 on her way to 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance gave Wall a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Layla Wall, who posted eight points along with nine boards and four steals.

Meanwhile, North Stokes hadn't done well against East Wilkes recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. North Stokes managed a 38-34 victory over East Wilkes. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Cardinals are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Surry Central's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for North Stokes, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.

Surry Central skirted past North Stokes 54-52 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Does Surry Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Stokes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.