The Alleghany Trojans will face off against the Elkin Buckin' Elks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elkin took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Alleghany, who comes in off a win.
Alleghany's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by North Stokes on the road to the tune of 41-0. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 27 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Elkin started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against East Wilkes. They fell to the Cardinals 15-10. While losing is never fun, the Buckin' Elks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Cardinals are ranked 177th).
The win got Alleghany back to even at 3-3. As for Elkin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Alleghany came out on top in a nail-biter against Elkin when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 24-21. Will Alleghany repeat their success, or does Elkin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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