North Wilkes is 0-10 against East Surry since October of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The North Wilkes Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the East Surry Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
North Wilkes is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering North Surry just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Greyhounds by a score of 3-2.
North Wilkes took North Surry into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 15-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 0-25, 25-0, 0-25, 25-0, 15-0.
Meanwhile, East Surry suffered their biggest loss since August 21st on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Surry Central. The Cardinals' defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. After all that action, the final score was 28-26, 26-24, 25-23.
North Wilkes' loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for East Surry, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3.
North Wilkes suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to East Surry when the teams last played back in August. Can North Wilkes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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