With a playoff game on the line, Wheatmore rose to the challenge on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Wilkes Central Eagles a 3-0 shutout. Wheatmore's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Ellie Garrison and
Brianna Hill scored all three of Wheatmore's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 77 goals.
Wheatmore has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Wilkes Central, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-4.
Wheatmore will head out on the road to challenge Hendersonville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. Wilkes Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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