After three games on the road, Elkin is heading back home. They will take on the Mount Airy Granite Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elkin can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They never let Alleghany onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Given Elkin's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 208th, while Alleghany is ranked 478th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mount Airy waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Vikings out 1-0. Mount Airy's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
Elkin's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3-1. As for Mount Airy, their win bumped their record up to 8-3-2.
Elkin took their victory against Mount Airy in their previous meeting on April 2nd by a conclusive 7-4. Does Elkin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mount Airy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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