West Wilkes hasn't had much luck against Wilkes Central recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The West Wilkes Blackhawks will take on the Wilkes Central Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Wednesday, everything went West Wilkes' way against North Surry as West Wilkes made off with a 7-2 victory. Zeb Shepherd was a massive factor in the win as he booted in four goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wilkes Central). They put the hurt on North Wilkes with a sharp 7-1 win on Wednesday. The score was close at the half, but the Eagles pulled away in the second half with five goals.
West Wilkes now has a winning record of 7-6-3. As for Wilkes Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
West Wilkes beat Wilkes Central by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. Does West Wilkes have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wilkes Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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