If Mount Airy was riding high fresh off their 11-0 takedown of Alleghany on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Granite Bears took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Wilkes Cardinals on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, with their most recent defeat being a 5-4 loss back in March.
Mount Airy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Barnes, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Mount Airy's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for East Wilkes, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-6.
Mount Airy has already played their next contest, a 12-8 defeat against Union Academy on the 6th. As for East Wilkes, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 14-0 loss against North Stokes on the 1st.
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