Football Preview: North Iredell Raiders vs. Mountain Island Charter Raptors
The North Iredell Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Mountain Island Charter Raptors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
North Iredell is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a 28-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of Alexander Central. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Cougars are ranked 124th).
North Iredell might have lost, but man, KALEB SALES was a machine: he rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 152 yards on ten of 15 attempts. Another player making a difference was PETE JACKSON, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 55 points the game before, Mountain Island Charter was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They fell 21-10 to SouthLake Christian Academy.
Mountain Island Charter's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Aamir Gilcreast, who rushed for 116 yards on only 14 carries, and Grayson Harvey, who threw for 200 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Gilcreast is now averaging an impressive 104 rushing yards per game.
North Iredell's record is now 0-2. As for Mountain Island Charter, their record is now 1-1.
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