The Mount Airy Granite Bears will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Hobbton Wildcats at 2:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Mount Airy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Bradford Prep out 2-1. The Granite Bears found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: four Mount Airy players were handed yellow cards.
Meanwhile, Hobbton came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 17 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Vikings , sneaking past 3-2. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Wildcats were the better team in the second half.
Hobbton's win was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-5-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 100 goals over those 13 contests. As for Mount Airy, their victory bumped their record up to 23-3.
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