Recap: Mount Airy Granite Bears vs. South Stokes Sauras
Mount Airy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They blew past the South Stokes Sauras 9-1. With that win, Mount Airy brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Camdyn Easter and Ian Gallimore did most of the damage at the plate: Easter scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Gallimore scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Cash Hemric, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On South Stokes' side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddox Nelson, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Mount Airy's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for South Stokes, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season.
Mount Airy will head out on the road to face off against Watauga at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for South Stokes, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Bishop McGuinness at 7:00 p.m. Bishop McGuinness is coming into the contest with three straight wins on the road, so South Stokes will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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