East Wilkes is 0-4 against Mount Airy since October of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The East Wilkes Cardinals will head out to take on the Mount Airy Granite Bears at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (East Wilkes has four wins , while Mount Airy has 22 dating back to last season).
Back in September, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, East Wilkes beat Wilkes Central 22-17. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Eagles are ranked 347th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Wilkes can attribute much of their success to Austin Nash, who gained 68 total yards and two touchdowns, and Phoenix Blackburn, who rushed for 70 yards. An impressive showing, but Blackburn really ramped things up playing D: he made 18 total tackles and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Mount Airy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-14 win over Starmount on Saturday. The 17-point effort marked the Granite Bears' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
East Wilkes' record now sits at 4-0. As for Mount Airy, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
East Wilkes was dealt a bruising 42-0 defeat at the hands of Mount Airy when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for East Wilkes, Caleb Reid (who rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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