Soccer Preview: Elkin vs. North Stokes
Elkin has gone 7-0 against North Stokes recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Elkin Buckin' Elks will head out to take on the North Stokes Vikings at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elkin has three straight victories, North Stokes has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Elkin is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past South Stokes 11-2 on Wednesday. Charlie Pelkey was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for North Stokes' offense. They lost 9-0 to South Stokes on Thursday.
Elkin has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4-2 record this season. As for North Stokes, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Elkin took their win against North Stokes when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elkin since the squad 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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