A win for South Stokes just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 52-7 defeat at the hands of the East Wilkes Cardinals. The Sauras haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Dasian Leeper and Connor Cox certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Leeper picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Cox threw for 174 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 73 yards.
Phoenix Blackburn was a one-man wrecking crew for East Wilkes as he rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 113 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Blackburn has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Reece Dobbins, who gained 154 total yards and a touchdown.
South Stokes' loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for East Wilkes, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
South Stokes does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Wilkes, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 49-0 win against North Stokes on the 1st.
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