Surry Central hasn't had much luck against Mount Airy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Surry Central Golden Eagles will head out to face off against the Mount Airy Granite Bears at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Surry Central ended up a good deal behind East Wilkes and lost 41-26.
Meanwhile, Mount Airy entered their tilt with East Surry on Friday with 17 consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with 18. They blew past the Cardinals 28-7. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Granite Bears were the (much) better team in the second half.
Taeshon Martin had a dynamite game for Mount Airy, rushing for 164 yards and three touchdowns.
Martin wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Mount Airy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in 18 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Mount Airy wouldn't let East Surry keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mount Airy can thank Kylan Mason and Tyson Youmans for forcing both of them. Youmans' also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Surry Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Mount Airy, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Surry Central was taken down by Mount Airy 56-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Surry Central, Tyler Mason (who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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