West Wilkes hasn't had much luck against East Surry recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Blackhawks will square off against the Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. West Wilkes has given up an average of 6.3 goals per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
West Wilkes is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game on Thursday. They lost 9-0 to Wilkes Central. 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 537th, while Wilkes Central are ranked 147th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Surry). They never let North Wilkes get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Tuesday. Considering East Surry have won eight contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
East Surry is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four matches. As for West Wilkes, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
West Wilkes suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to East Surry in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Blackhawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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