Soccer Preview: Elkin vs. South Stokes
Elkin has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to challenge the South Stokes Sauras at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Elkin knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully South Stokes likes a good challenge.
Elkin will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Mount Airy, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Elkin was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Mount Airy on Wednesday. Considering the Buckin' Elks have won 11 matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Mount Airy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Reagan Whitley (2),
Connor Ballard, and
Charlie Pelkey.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, South Stokes made sure to put some goals up on the board against North Stokes on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 6-2 win.
Elkin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-2 record this season. As for South Stokes, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11-1.
Everything went Elkin's way against South Stokes in their previous matchup on October 2nd, as Elkin made off with an 11-2 win. In that matchup, Elkin amassed a halftime lead of 6-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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