The Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Mountain Island Charter Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 13 straight defeats, while Mountain Island Charter will come in with three straight victories.
Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Albemarle on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Eagles had to suffer through a 41-14 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-6.
Meanwhile, Mountain Island Charter won against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy last Friday with 28 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, the Raptors made off with a 28-27 win over Union Academy. The Raptors' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy better keep an eye on Aamir Gilcreast. He was instrumental in Mountain Island Charter's win, rushing for 158 yards and one TD while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also catching one score. Gilcreast's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
Mountain Island Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
One reason for the win was Mountain Island Charter's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Jason Eaton was the leader with two. Mountain Island Charter is undefeated when Eaton posts two or more sacks, but 0-3 otherwise.
Mountain Island Charter now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
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