Football Preview: North Wilkes Vikings vs. West Wilkes Blackhawks
North Wilkes has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the West Wilkes Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but likely not for long.
North Wilkes is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against East Surry on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Wilkes took a blow against East Surry, falling 42-13. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, West Wilkes scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to North Surry 34-28. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 139th).
North Wilkes' defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for West Wilkes, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
North Wilkes came up short against West Wilkes in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 24-18. Can North Wilkes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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