The East Surry Cardinals are on the road again on Friday to play the West Wilkes Blackhawks at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
East Surry's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Forbush on Wednesday. They lost 5-0 to the Falcons. East Surry has not had much luck with Forbush recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, West Wilkes has been on a difficult stretch since their win on March 5. They lost 8-0 to Wilkes Central on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, West Wilkes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while Wilkes Central is ranked 85th).
East Surry's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for West Wilkes, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11-3.
East Surry beat West Wilkes 2-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Surry since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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