Soccer Preview: Wilkes Central vs. Surry Central
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withthe Surry Central Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Surry Central better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Wilkes Central really get things going. Everything went Wilkes Central's way against North Surry on Monday as Wilkes Central made off with a 4-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Eagles needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Surry Central). They put the hurt on West Wilkes with a sharp 11-4 victory on Monday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 9-1.
Wilkes Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Surry Central, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Wilkes Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Surry Central in their previous matchup back in September, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilkes Central 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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