The Mount Airy Granite Bears will head out on the road to face off against the North Stokes Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Stokes took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Mount Airy, who comes in off a win.
Mount Airy can't be too worried about heading out to take on North Stokes: they just beat Starmount at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Mount Airy managed a 46-41 win over Starmount on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Granite Bears' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Rams are ranked 129th).
North Stokes has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 37-34 heartbreaker at the hands of Alleghany. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Vikings have suffered since February 23, 2024.
North Stokes' defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Mount Airy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-11 record this season.
Mount Airy strolled past North Stokes in their previous meeting last Wednesday by a score of 46-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Airy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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