The Elkin Buckin' Elks will head out to square off against the Bradford Prep Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elkin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over Thomasville. Considering the Buckin' Elks have won 14 matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Bradford Prep entered their tilt with Starmount on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 3-1. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Rams are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elkin is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 81 goals over those 13 contests. As for Bradford Prep, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home.
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