Baseball Preview: Mount Airy Granite Bears vs. McMichael Phoenix
The Mount Airy Granite Bears will look to defend their home field on Monday against the McMichael Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. Mount Airy is coming into the game hot, having won their last 11 games.
Mount Airy stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand North Stokes a 12-0 shutout. Mount Airy's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
Kamden Hawks made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Hawks has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hawks was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Camdyn Easter, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Cameryn Wilson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, McMichael was able to grind out a solid win over Walkertown last Thursday, taking the game 8-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for McMichael.
Mount Airy's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs per game. As for McMichael, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
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