Football Preview: Mountain Island Charter Raptors vs. Christ the King Crusaders
The Mountain Island Charter Raptors will face off against the Christ the King Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Island Charter is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Mountain Island Charter is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 40 points on Thursday, they were much more limited against Community School of Davidson on Monday. They took a hard 24-6 fall against the Spartans. The game marked the Raptors' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Christ the King hadn't done well against Pine Lake Prep recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Christ the King managed a 25-20 victory over Pine Lake Prep.
JP Zimmerman had a dynamite game for Christ the King, rushing for 125 yards and a touchdown.
Christ the King didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Joseph Mundy and Rhyus Newgent. Mundy also made four total tackles, which is notable because Christ the King is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 0-3 otherwise.
Mountain Island Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Christ the King, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Mountain Island Charter against Christ the King in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 34-0 victory. Does Mountain Island Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Christ the King turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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