After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bear Grass Charter, Hobgood Charter was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They put the hurt on the Columbia Wildcats with a sharp 38-14 victory. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
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 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hobgood Charter to victory, but perhaps none more so than Armanti Alston, who rushed for 113 yards and a pair of scores 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 touchdown 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.
The victory got Hobgood Charter back to even at 4-4. As for Columbia, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Looking ahead, Hobgood Charter will face off against Mattamuskeet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Raiders will be up against the Lakers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 46.8 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Columbia, they will head out to take on Bear Grass Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wildcats will need to watch out since the Bears have now posted at least 31 points in their last six matchups.
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