Mount Airy is 7-0 against South Stokes since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mount Airy Granite Bears will head out on the road to challenge the South Stokes Sauras at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mount Airy has 23 straight victories, South Stokes has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Mount Airy didn't have too much trouble with East Wilkes at home as they won 28-13. Given the Granite Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Cardinals are ranked 160th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to DJ Joyce and he. Joyce rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns. He was even better on defense, picking up 0.5 sacks and making ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Mount Airy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in 23 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, South Stokes fell victim to Alleghany and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Trojans 50-0. The shutout was out of character for the Sauras seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Mount Airy pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for South Stokes, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Mount Airy against South Stokes in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 77-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Airy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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