Preview: North Wilkes Vikings vs. Mount Airy Granite Bears
North Wilkes is 6-0 against Mount Airy since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The North Wilkes Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Mount Airy Granite Bears at 6:00 p.m. North Wilkes' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Mount Airy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
North Wilkes has not done well against East Surry recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. North Wilkes was the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over East Surry. The result was nothing new for North Wilkes, who have now won three matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, sadly, Mount Airy is still looking for their first win of the season after six contests. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 17-0 walloping at the hands of Starmount on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Mount Airy has lost by exactly 17 runs.
Mount Airy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sidney Venable, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
North Wilkes' win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Mount Airy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went North Wilkes' way against Mount Airy in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 as North Wilkes made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Wilkes since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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