The Mount Airy Granite Bears entered their tilt with the North Surry Greyhounds with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Mount Airy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 59-57 win over North Surry on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Mount Airy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mario Revels, who scored 19 points. Another player making a difference was Rylan Venable, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds.
North Surry lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Julius Brintle, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. It was the first time this season that Brintle posted two or more blocks. Fisher Leftwich was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds.
Mount Airy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for North Surry, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-6.
Mount Airy will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Elkin at 8:00 p.m. Elkin is coming into the game with eight straight defeats on the road, meaning Mount Airy will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for North Surry, they will take on Surry Central at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Surry Central is coming into the contest with seven straight defeats at home, meaning North Surry will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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