Football Recap: Mount Airy Granite Bears vs. East Wilkes Cardinals
Mount Airy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 28-13 win over the East Wilkes Cardinals. The Granite Bears have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cardinals, too.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to DJ Joyce and he. Joyce rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns. Taeshon Martin's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 116 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Mount Airy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in 23 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Mount Airy's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for East Wilkes, the defeat snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Mount Airy will venture away from home to challenge South Stokes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Airy is facing South Stokes at the right time seeing as South Stokes is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for East Wilkes, they will host Elkin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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