Community School of Davidson and Mountain Island Charter are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Community School of Davidson Spartans will challenge the Mountain Island Charter Raptors at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Community School of Davidson's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Mountain Island Charter's offense will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, Community School of Davidson was able to grind out a solid win over Carver, taking the game 14-6. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mountain Island Charter came into Thursday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They claimed a resounding 40-8 victory over Winston-Salem Prep on the road. With that win, the Raptors brought their scoring average up to 28 points per game.
It was another big night for Aamir Gilcreast, who rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Those 178 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Morgan Green was another key back, rushing for 105 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mountain Island Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Mountain Island Charter's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Winston-Salem Prep's QB won't forget Jason Eaton anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Community School of Davidson now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Mountain Island Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Community School of Davidson strolled past Mountain Island Charter in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 30-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Community School of Davidson since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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