West Wilkes and North Wilkes are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The West Wilkes Blackhawks will be playing at home against the North Wilkes Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
West Wilkes is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 34-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Surry. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, North Wilkes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were beaten by East Surry 42-13.
West Wilkes' defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for North Wilkes, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
West Wilkes didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against North Wilkes in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-18 victory. Does West Wilkes have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Wilkes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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