Baseball Preview: Mount Airy Granite Bears vs. Ashe County Huskies
The Mount Airy Granite Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Ashe County Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Mount Airy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 16 games.
Mount Airy can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Everything went their way against Elkin as Mount Airy made off with a 6-0 win.
Rylan Venable spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mount Airy's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kamden Hawks, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameryn Wilson, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Ashe County narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Freedom 4-2.
Mount Airy's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Ashe County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Mount Airy came out on top in a nail-biter against Ashe County when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Airy 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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