The Mount Airy Granite Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Starmount Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Airy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Mount Airy stacked a third blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on South Stokes with a sharp 9-1 win. With that victory, Mount Airy brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Mount Airy let Camdyn Easter and Ian Gallimore loose on the outfield. Easter scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Gallimore scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Cash Hemric, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Starmount earned a 7-2 win over North Stokes on Thursday. The victory was just what Starmount needed coming off of an 11-0 defeat in their prior game.
Nohr Issa tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
Mount Airy's record is now 6-1. As for Starmount, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mount Airy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 13.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Starmount struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mount Airy might still be hurting after the 15-5 loss they got from Starmount when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Mount Airy, Ryan Kimmer (who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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