East Wilkes is 1-9 against Elkin since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The East Wilkes Cardinals are on the road again to play the Elkin Buckin' Elks at 6:30 p.m.
East Wilkes' offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Mount Airy on Wednesday. They lost 13-0 to the Granite Bears.
Meanwhile, Elkin kept a clean sheet against North Stokes on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over the Vikings. Given the Buckin' Elks' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Vikings are ranked 468th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elkin's offense was hitting North Stokes from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Lucas Keller led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
East Wilkes' defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Elkin, they now have a winning record of 4-3-2.
East Wilkes might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Elkin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can East Wilkes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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