Volleyball Preview: Elkin Buckin' Elks vs. Wilkes Central Eagles
Elkin has gone 8-2 against Wilkes Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Elkin Buckin' Elks will take on the Wilkes Central Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Elkin is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with 16 losses in a row dating back to last season, Elkin finally turned things around against Mount Airy on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Granite Bears , sneaking past 3-2.
Elkin took Mount Airy into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. After all that action, the final score was 18-25, 25-13, 18-25, 25-15, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Wilkes Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell just short of Hibriten by a score of 3-2.
Elkin's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-11. As for Wilkes Central, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Elkin took their win against Wilkes Central in their previous meeting back in August of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elkin since the squad 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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