Uwharrie Charter is on a ten-game streak of home wins, while Mount Airy is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Uwharrie Charter Eagles will take on the Mount Airy Granite Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Uwharrie Charter: 2.6, Mount Airy: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Uwharrie Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mount Airy a 4-0 shutout. Four seems to be a good number for Uwharrie Charter as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Mount Airy's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brison George, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Uwharrie Charter's victory bumped their record up to 25-5. As for Mount Airy, their loss ended a 15-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Uwharrie Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mount Airy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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