Football Preview: Bishop McGuinness Villains vs. Mountain Island Charter Raptors
The Bishop McGuinness Villains will square off against the Mountain Island Charter Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Bishop McGuinness will head into Friday's match after some sweet revenge against Pine Lake Prep: Bishop McGuinness couldn't quite topple Pine Lake Prep on Friday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 32-point loss they took when the two last played. Bishop McGuinness put the hurt on Pine Lake Prep with a sharp 34-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Villains, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Alex Waterfield continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 267 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes, and also rushing 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. Isaac Ross was another key player, gaining 86 total yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bishop McGuinness' defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Cayden Long and Luke Holton, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Mountain Island Charter strolled past Christ the King with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 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.
Bishop McGuinness' victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Mountain Island Charter, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4.
Bishop McGuinness didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Mountain Island Charter in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-21 victory. Does Bishop McGuinness have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain Island Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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