Mount Airy is on a five-game streak of home losses, and East Wilkes a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Mount Airy Granite Bears will welcome the East Wilkes Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Having struggled with 11 losses in a row, Mount Airy turned things around against Alleghany on Tuesday. Neither they nor the Trojans could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time Mount Airy have been dealt a draw since back in March.
East Wilkes had taken Starmount down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Cardinals fell just short of the Rams by a score of 2-1.
Mount Airy's draw makes their record 1-12-2 this season. As for East Wilkes, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Mount Airy suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to East Wilkes when the teams last played back in April. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Granite Bears were down 4-0.
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