The North Wilkes Vikings will head out to square off against the West Wilkes Blackhawks at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses for North Wilkes and 16 for West Wilkes.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for North Wilkes' offense. They fell just short of North Surry by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, West Wilkes also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 6-0 to East Surry on Friday. 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 536th, while East Surry are ranked 266th).
North Wilkes' loss dropped their record down to 3-15-1. As for West Wilkes, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
North Wilkes beat West Wilkes 2-0 in their previous matchup back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings 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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