After flying high against Wilkes Central last Friday, West Wilkes came back down to earth. The Blackhawks lost to the East Wilkes Cardinals on the road by a 27-9 margin on Friday. The Blackhawks have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Austin Nash had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 126 yards and two scores on only six carries for East Wilkes. Nash's longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. Ty Bumgarner was another key rusher, rushing for 63 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries.
The loss was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 3-2. As for East Wilkes, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-2.
West Wilkes didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 17-10 defeat against Alleghany on the 3rd. As for East Wilkes, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 7-0 loss against Starmount on the 3rd.
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