The Mount Airy Granite Bears waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins but they left with five. They came out on top against Elkin by a score of 58-51. Given Mount Airy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while Elkin is ranked 602nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mount Airy found their leader in underclassman Taeshon Martin, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Martin has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Mario Revels, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Mount Airy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Elkin, they are on a 15-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-18.
Mount Airy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Elkin, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against South Stokes at 8:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Elkin: they have been struggling with seven straight losses at home, while South Stokes has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
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