Football Recap: Armanti Alston Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Columbia

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bear Grass Charter, Hobgood Charter was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Columbia Wildcats as they made off with a 38-14 victory. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Hobgood Charter's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Armanti Alston, who rushed for 162 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Tutor, who rushed for 122 yards and one score on only 15 carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Hobgood Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 495 rushing yards. They are a perfect 3-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.

Raiders

Interceptions

Armanti Alston	2
Tripp Peoples	1
Will May	1

Hobgood Charter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Alston led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.

Hobgood Charter's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Columbia, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Coincidentally, Hobgood Charter and Columbia will both be playing Bear Grass Charter the next time they take the field. The Wildcats will head out to face the Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Raiders will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on the 31st.