The Mountain Island Charter Raptors extended their postseason success on Friday against the South Stanly Rowdy Rebel Bulls. They skirted past the Rowdy Rebel Bulls 55-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Mountain Island Charter has posted since November 28, 2023.
Mountain Island Charter found their leader in underclassman Christan Jones, who scored 23 points along with four steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Mountain Island Charter's points. Another player making a difference was Caleb Nesbitt, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds.
South Stanly's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Gavyn Miller, who scored 17 points, and Cohen Whitley who scored 12 points along with three steals. Whitley is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Gaddy, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Mountain Island Charter's victory bumped their record up to 12-13. As for South Stanly, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-5.
Mountain Island Charter is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Corvian Community at 7:30 p.m. on March 5th. Corvian Community will roll in looking for their 15th straight win, something Mountain Island Charter surely won't give up without a fight. South Stanly does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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