The Hobgood Charter Raiders will square off against the Mattamuskeet Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hobgood Charter will be strutting in after a win while Mattamuskeet will be coming in after a defeat.
Hobgood Charter will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Columbia on Friday. The Raiders put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 38-14 victory. The win continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won six in a row.
Armanti Alston
| 10/17/25 vs Columbia | 113 |
| 08/29/25 vs Triangle Math & Science | 73 |
| 10/03/25 @ Columbia | 69 |
| 09/05/25 @ Norfolk Christian | 44 |
| 09/19/25 @ Mattamuskeet | 33 |
Hobgood Charter got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Armanti Alston out in front who rushed for 113 yards and a pair of TDs on only 11 carries. Those 113 rushing yards gave Alston a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Tutor, who rushed for 122 yards and one score on only 15 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Hobgood Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. They are a perfect 3-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Hobgood Charter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Alston led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Mattamuskeet was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against Bear Grass Charter, falling 48-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Lakers were not able to get on the board.
The win got Hobgood Charter back to even at 4-4. As for Mattamuskeet, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Hobgood Charter took their victory against Mattamuskeet in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 45-20 score. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lakers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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