For the second straight game, Mount Airy will face off against Surry Central. The Bears will face off against the Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Airy is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Surry Central hit Mount Airy with a seven-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bears came up short against the Golden Eagles, falling 11-2.
For Surry Central's part, the team relied heavily on Dru Gaddy, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Gaddy has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Watson, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases and two runs.
Surry Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mount Airy only posted a batting average of .080.
Surry Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Mount Airy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
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