Volleyball Recap: East Wilkes Beats Wilkes Central for Their Second Straight Win

Gracelynn Whitt

Digs

10/09/25 @ Wilkes Central	20
10/07/25 vs Elkin	20
10/02/25 vs Ashe County	10
10/01/25 vs Surry Central	26
09/30/25 @ Alleghany	24

If Wilkes Central wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played East Wilkes, they should've done a better job of containing Gracelynn Whitt. The Cardinals narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Eagles 3-2 with plenty of help from Whitt, who had 20 digs and three assists. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last five games she's played.

East Wilkes wouldn't go down easily and took Wilkes Central into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-16, 20-25, 20-25, 15-12.

Wilkes Central's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaylyn Rhoades, who had 16 digs and two aces, and Laila Nickens, who had nine digs and four aces.

The victory made it two in a row for East Wilkes and bumps their season record up to 7-15. As for Wilkes Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. East Wilkes is set to challenge their familiar foe West Wilkes at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Wilkes Central will take on rival Ashe County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.