North Stokes hasn't had much luck against South Stokes recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The North Stokes Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the South Stokes Sauras at 6:00 p.m. South Stokes took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on North Stokes, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with 14 losses in a row, North Stokes finally turned things around against East Wilkes on Monday. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 9-1 victory. Antonio Hernadez was a massive factor in the win as he booted in five goals all by himself.
North Stokes used a slightly different lineup for their bout with East Wilkes. Kason Wyrick played for 80 minutes having averaged 48.3 this season and Tyler Pederson got 80 vs. an average of 56.7. Wyrick made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, South Stokes managed to keep up with Starmount until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. South Stokes lost 3-0 to Starmount. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Sauras' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
North Stokes' first win this season bumped their record up to 1-14. As for South Stokes, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11-1 record this season.
North Stokes suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to South Stokes in their previous matchup on October 3rd. Can North Stokes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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