Baseball Recap: Mount Airy Granite Bears vs. Alleghany Trojans
Mount Airy stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let the Alleghany Trojans onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Mount Airy as they're now sitting on 18 straight.
Kamden Hawks and Landon Cox made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Hawks struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Cox pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hawks has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Hawks went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double, while Cox scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brison George, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ian Gallimore, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mount Airy pushed their record up to 18-1 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Alleghany, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mount Airy beat Alleghany by a score of 10-1.
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