For the first time this season, West Wilkes will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will head out on the road to square off against the East Wilkes Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: West Wilkes has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while East Wilkes will arrive with three straight wins.
West Wilkes is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were outmatched by North Iredell and fell 67-34.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when East Wilkes challenged West Stokes on Tuesday. The Cardinals blew past the Wildcats 57-34. The Cardinals pushed the score to 46-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
West Wilkes' loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for East Wilkes, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
West Wilkes suffered a grim 58-38 defeat to East Wilkes when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can the Blackhawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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