On Thursday, the Mountain Island Charter Raptors lost to the North Iredell Raiders at home by a 21-7 margin. The Raptors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mountain Island Charter's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andre Ramseur Jr, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
North Iredell was led to victory by Kaleb Sales and HAROLD Jackson. Sales rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while Jackson rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown. Sales is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 123 every time he's taken the field this season.
Mountain Island Charter now has a losing record at 1-2. As for North Iredell, the win snapped their losing streak at seven games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-2 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain Island Charter will venture away from home to face off against Pine Lake Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but likely not for long. As for North Iredell, they will head out on the road to square off against Foard at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Iredell is facing Foard at the right time seeing as Foard is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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