Football Recap: Wilkes Central Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 7:54am

Football Recap: Wilkes Central Eagles vs. East Surry Cardinals

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Wilkes Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the East Surry Cardinals at home and fell 61-14. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Cardinals are ranked 145th).

Troy Watson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 193 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries for East Surry. Stephen Keener also helped with two touchdowns in total.

Wilkes Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for East Surry, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Wilkes Central has already played their next game, a 55-13 win against North Wilkes on the 7th. As for East Surry, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Forbush at 7:00 p.m. East Surry will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.

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