This past week was one of major excitement for Golden Eagle basketball. On Tuesday, the East Surry Cardinals came to The Nest looking to add some W's to their win column. This was also the mind set of the Golden Eagles. When the Varsity games came around, The Nest was roaring and ready to go, and it stayed that way all night. The Girls game was close until the final seconds. The Cardinals hit a free throw and went up by one. Then Cassidy Joyner got the ball and drove the full length of the court and hit a buzzer-beater lay-up.
Next, the Boys had a back-and-forth tempo until the final minute. The Eagles held the ball for the last shot in a tied game. With about two seconds left, the ball was passed to Ethan Wilmoth. Wilmoth shot up a long three with two men on him, and the shot found the bottom of the net for the second buzzer-beater win of the night.
On Wednesday, the Eagles went back to work on their game for another tough conference match up against North Surry. This game was going to especially tough for the Lady Eagles who were playing North Surry's undefeated Girls, while the boys hoped to keep their winning streak alive. The first half for the Girls was a bit of a struggle. But in the second half, as they always seem to do, the Girls started to pick it back up by scoring a bunch of points. Unfortunately, the Lady Greyhounds were able to keep up with the Lady Eagles and handed them just their third loss of the season. The Boys game was a close one for much of the first half. Then, in the second half the Eagles went on a couple of high scoring runs, including 25-10 in the third quarter. The Greyhounds couldn't keep up which resulted in a big win for the Eagles.
Jess Wilmoth
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