Soccer Recap: North Stokes Gets the Win

North Stokes and East Wilkes pushed the score to 9-1 the last time they played East Wilkes, but on Monday defenses reigned supreme. The Vikings' defense stepped up to hand the Cardinals a 2-0 shutout. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Ryan Smith and Mitchell Flinchum scored both of North Stokes' goals, which were season-firsts for both players.

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Previous Games

08/18/25 - Home	2-0 W
10/21/24 - Home	9-1 W
09/25/24 - Away	1-3 L
10/16/23 - Away	0-6 L
09/20/23 - Home	1-4 L
+ 4 more games

The victory got North Stokes back to even at 1-1.

Coming up, North Stokes will face off against East Surry at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for East Wilkes, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 6-1 defeat against Avery County on the 19th.