Soccer Preview: Elkin vs. Mount Airy
Elkin is 1-9 against Mount Airy since August of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Elkin Buckin' Elks will take on the Mount Airy Granite Bears at 6:00 p.m. Elkin is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Elkin is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Forbush just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 3-1 to the Falcons. The Buckin' Elks were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than four goals in the eight games prior) but the Falcons' defense proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Mount Airy waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Golden Eagles by a score of 4-2. That's two games straight that the Granite Bears have won by exactly two goals.
Elkin's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5-2. As for Mount Airy, their victory bumped their record up to 17-3.
Elkin took their win against Mount Airy in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 4-1. In that contest, Elkin amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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