Football Game Preview: South Stokes on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 5:56am

Football Preview: South Stokes Sauras vs. East Surry Cardinals

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South Stokes hasn't had much luck against East Surry recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Stokes Sauras' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the East Surry Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. Both are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.

South Stokes will head into Thursday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat McMichael on Thursday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 57-point defeat they were dealt last Friday. South Stokes fell just short of McMichael by a score of 37-34.

Meanwhile, East Surry didn't have quite enough to beat West Stokes on Friday and fell 26-23. Despite 176 more yards than the Wildcats, the Cardinals couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.

Although East Surry took the loss, they still got scores from Stephen Keener, Braxton Davis, and Noah Felts.

Even though they lost, East Surry was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 482 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Stokes only gained 306.

South Stokes' loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for East Surry, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

South Stokes lost to East Surry at home by a decisive 64-48 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will South Stokes have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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