Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elkin). Their defense stepped up to hand the East Wilkes Cardinals a 10-0 shutout on Monday. The Buckin' Elks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by nine goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting East Wilkes from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Lucas Keller led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
The win made it two in a row for Elkin and bumps their season record up to 5-3-2. As for East Wilkes, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-11.
Elkin will head out on the road to take on Alexander Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Elkin will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each contest than the last. As for East Wilkes, they will challenge South Stokes at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Stokes is coming into the matchup with four straight losses on the road, meaning East Wilkes will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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