The West Stokes Wildcats will challenge the East Surry Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Stokes has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight defeats, while East Surry will come in with three straight victories.
West Stokes is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Mount Airy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Wildcats were beaten by the Granite Bears 37-3. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 305th, while the Granite Bears are ranked 71st).
Meanwhile, East Surry beat North Surry 20-8 on Friday.
East Surry found their leader in sophomore Nathan Kiger, who rushed for 180 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. Kiger also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because the Cardinals are undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
East Surry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. They are 3-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
East Surry didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aidan Harpe and Dakota Buntin. Buntin also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with seven.
West Stokes' loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for East Surry, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
West Stokes strolled past East Surry when the teams last played back in November of 2024 by a score of 35-21. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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