Ashe County has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Mount Airy has won six straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Ashe County Huskies will challenge the Mount Airy Granite Bears at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Ashe County beat West Wilkes 20-15.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Mount Airy at home against Surry Central on Friday as the team secured a 56-7 win. Fans of the Granite Bears have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Taeshon Martin went supernova for Mount Airy, rushing for 240 yards on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mount Airy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 427 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in 19 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Ashe County's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Mount Airy, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
Ashe County was dealt a bruising 49-7 loss at the hands of Mount Airy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Ashe County, Tyler Mason (who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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