The East Wilkes Cardinals are taking a road trip to challenge the Wilkes Central Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Wilkes has three straight wins, Wilkes Central has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
East Wilkes' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over North Wilkes.
Meanwhile, Wilkes Central managed to keep up with R-S Central until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Wilkes Central was outmatched by R-S Central at home and fell 52-20. The Eagles were down 39-13 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
East Wilkes' win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Wilkes Central, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3.
East Wilkes ended up a good deal behind Wilkes Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 21-7. Can East Wilkes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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