Football Preview: Mountain Island Charter Raptors vs. Mount Airy Granite Bears
The Mountain Island Charter Raptors will take on the Mount Airy Granite Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Island Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.3 points per game this season.
Mountain Island Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 36-27 victory over Bishop McGuinness. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raptors.
Aamir Gilcreast had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 138 yards on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October.
Meanwhile, Mount Airy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 68-0 win over Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy. Considering the Granite Bears have won nine matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mount Airy pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.7 points per game. As for Mountain Island Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Mountain Island Charter beat Mount Airy 42-35 when the teams last played back in November of 2019. Does Mountain Island Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mount Airy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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