Soccer Preview: Elkin vs. East Wilkes
Elkin has gone 9-1 against East Wilkes recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Elkin Buckin' Elks are taking a road trip to take on the East Wilkes Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Elkin will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each match than the last.
Elkin is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They put the hurt on North Stokes with a sharp 13-0 victory on Monday. Charlie Pelkey was a massive factor in the win as he booted in four goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, East Wilkes lost 10-1 to Mount Airy on Monday. That's two games in a row now that the Cardinals have lost by exactly nine goals.
Elkin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-2 record this season. As for East Wilkes, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-15.
Everything went Elkin's way against East Wilkes in their previous matchup back in September, as Elkin made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elkin since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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