Football Preview: Mountain Island Charter Raptors vs. Bishop McGuinness Villains
The Mountain Island Charter Raptors will head out on the road to take on the Bishop McGuinness Villains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Mountain Island Charter didn't have too much trouble with Christ the King at home as they won 34-15.
Mountain Island Charter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kayden Clark and Joe Oliver Ii. Oliver Ii also snagged an interception, which is notable because Mountain Island Charter is 2-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 1-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Bishop McGuinness hadn't done well against Pine Lake Prep recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Bishop McGuinness put the hurt on Pine Lake Prep with a sharp 34-14 win. Considering the Villains have won three matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Alex Waterfield, who threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Isaac Ross, who gained 86 total yards and two touchdowns.
Bishop McGuinness' defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Cayden Long and Luke Holton, who racked up four sacks between them.
Mountain Island Charter's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Bishop McGuinness, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Mountain Island Charter came up short against Bishop McGuinness when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 26-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Waterfield, who threw for 157 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 124 yards. Now that Mountain Island Charter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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