Soccer Game Preview: West Wilkes vs. North Wilkes

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 8:04am

Soccer Preview: West Wilkes vs. North Wilkes

The West Wilkes Blackhawks will head out on the road to face off against the North Wilkes Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

North Wilkes will have to contend with a West Wilkes team hungry for a win, something the squad hasn't seen since March 5. West Wilkes suffered a tough 7-0 loss at the hands of Forbush on Friday. While losing is never fun, West Wilkes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 440th, while Forbush is ranked 213th).

Meanwhile, North Wilkes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 9-0 loss at the hands of Avery County.

West Wilkes' defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-2. As for North Wilkes, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12-1.

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