Football Recap: Mount Airy Victorious

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Previous 6 Games

08/29/25 - Away	23-16 W
10/04/24 - Home	28-13 W
09/29/23 - Away	42-0 W
09/16/22 - Home	62-7 W
11/12/21 - Home	48-0 W
10/18/21 - Away	45-6 W

Mount Airy gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against the East Wilkes Cardinals by a score of 23-16. The victory continues a trend for the Granite Bears in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won six in a row.

The critical scores for Mount Airy came from Braddox Sumner, DJ Joyce, and Zach Goins.

Despite the loss, East Wilkes still got an impressive performance from Austin Nash, who rushed for 82 yards and one TD on only five carries. Nash's longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

Mount Airy's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for East Wilkes, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Mount Airy has already played their next match, a 61-7 loss against Watauga on the 5th. As for East Wilkes, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 35-14 victory against North Iredell on the 5th.