Baseball Recap: Mount Airy Granite Bears vs. Elkin Buckin' Elks
Mount Airy entered their tilt with Elkin with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. They came out on top against the Elkin Buckin' Elks by a score of 9-6 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Mount Airy has won by exactly three runs.
The team relied heavily on Cash Hemric, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Camdyn Easter was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Elkin's side, Luke Burchette was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Mount Airy pushed their record up to 14-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Elkin, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-14 record this season.
Mount Airy will face off against West Wilkes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mount Airy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Elkin, they will be playing at home against Mount Airy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Airy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Elkin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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