Spectators at Thursday's non-league battle between the Mount Airy Granite Bears (Mount Airy, NC) and the host West Wilkes Blackhawks (Millers Creek, NC), saw Mount Airy's baseball squad knock off West Wilkes by a count of 5-2.

Coming up next, the Granite Bears play the Elkin Buckin' Elks (Elkin, NC) in a Northwest 1A battle, on Friday, April 19. Mount Airy will attempt to move on its 15-1 season record. The Buckin' Elks enter the battle with a 2-14 record after their 9-6 league loss to Mount Airy (Mount Airy, NC).

The Blackhawks now possess a 10-7 record. They take the field next when they host East Wilkes for a non-league battle on Friday, April 19. West Wilkes will play a Cardinals squad coming off a 10-9 league win over North Stokes (Danbury, NC). The Cardinals record now stands at 11-6.