Volleyball Preview: North Wilkes Vikings vs. East Wilkes Cardinals
North Wilkes has gone 10-0 against East Wilkes recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The North Wilkes Vikings will face off against the East Wilkes Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
North Wilkes is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering North Surry just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Greyhounds by a score of 3-2.
North Wilkes took North Surry into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-16, 20-25, 25-11, 15-12.
Meanwhile, East Wilkes came up short against Mount Airy on Thursday, falling 3-0.
East Wilkes was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-22, 25-13.
North Wilkes' defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for East Wilkes, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went North Wilkes' way against East Wilkes in their previous meeting back in August as North Wilkes made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Wilkes since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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