The West Wilkes Blackhawks are taking a road trip to face off against the North Surry Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Wilkes will bounce into Friday's game after beating Wilkes Central, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. West Wilkes came out on top against Wilkes Central by a score of 21-14 on Friday.
Meanwhile, North Surry entered their tilt with Surry Central on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Golden Eagles 42-7 at home. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won six contests by 26 points or more so far this season.
A big part of North Surry's victory came down to the chemistry between Kam McKnight and his top target Fisher Leftwich. McKnight threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes while Leftwich gained 143 total yards and four touchdowns. Leftwich continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Zamarri Sweatman helped McKnight out on the ground, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown.
West Wilkes' win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for North Surry, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
West Wilkes took a serious blow against North Surry when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 53-7. Thankfully for West Wilkes, Jake Simmons (who rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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