Mount Airy hasn't had much luck against East Wilkes recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Granite Bears will take on the Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mount Airy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Alleghany on Tuesday as they made off with a 13-3 victory.
McKenna Watson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Greer Tidd, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Mount Airy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, East Wilkes had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.9 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Falcons. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cardinals have posted against the Falcons since March 26, 2015.
East Wilkes pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Mount Airy, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Mount Airy might still be hurting after the 17-2 defeat they got from East Wilkes in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Granite Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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