The Mount Airy Granite Bears and the North Surry Greyhounds will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Mount Airy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully North Surry likes a good challenge.
Mount Airy is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since January 30, 2024 on Tuesday. They took a blow against South Stokes, falling 100-63. The Granite Bears haven't had much luck with the Sauras recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, North Surry entered their tilt with East Surry on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They were the clear victor by a 65-40 margin over the Cardinals. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Cardinals are ranked 387th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Surry has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.7 points per game. As for Mount Airy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Mount Airy skirted past North Surry 59-57 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Does Mount Airy have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Surry turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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