The North Wilkes Vikings will head out to challenge the Wilkes Central Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Friday, North Wilkes was beaten by North Surry 61-32. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 490th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 135th).
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Wilkes Central took on Forbush on Friday. Wilkes Central took their match with ease, bagging a 68-29 victory over Forbush. That 39 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
North Wilkes' defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Wilkes Central, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
North Wilkes came up short against Wilkes Central in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 59-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilkes Central's Brady Scott, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 17 points and seven steals. Now that North Wilkes knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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