The South Stokes Sauras will square off against the East Wilkes Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
South Stokes' offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Mount Airy on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to the Granite Bears. While losing is never fun, the Sauras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 451st, while the Granite Bears are ranked 181st).
Meanwhile, East Wilkes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Elkin, falling 10-0.
South Stokes has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10-1 record this season. As for East Wilkes, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Everything went South Stokes' way against East Wilkes when the teams last played back in September, as South Stokes made off with a 5-0 victory. Will South Stokes repeat their success, or does East Wilkes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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