Soccer Preview: Elkin vs. Starmount
Elkin has been away from home for two games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Starmount Rams at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Elkin's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last four contests.
Elkin's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past East Wilkes 10-0. Considering the Buckin' Elks have won eight matches by more than six goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting East Wilkes from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Charlie Pelkey led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Starmount was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They fell just short of Mount Airy by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Granite Bears: they've now lost nine in a row.
Elkin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-2 record this season. As for Starmount, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5-3.
Elkin came out on top in a nail-biter against Starmount when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 1-0. Does Elkin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Starmount turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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