South Stokes is 2-8 against Mount Airy since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The South Stokes Sauras will face off against the Mount Airy Granite Bears at 6:00 p.m. South Stokes is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
South Stokes will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Alleghany, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. South Stokes walked away with a 3-1 win over Alleghany on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 19-25, 25-15.
South Stokes was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mount Airy came up short against Uwharrie Charter on Monday, falling 3-0.
Mount Airy was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-15, 25-15.
South Stokes is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Mount Airy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
South Stokes was able to grind out a solid victory over Mount Airy in their previous matchup back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Stokes since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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