With a playoff game on the line, Mountain Island Charter rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Bishop McGuinness Villains by a score of 36-27. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raptors.
Aamir Gilcreast was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 138 yards on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October.
Mountain Island Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bishop McGuinness only rushed for 204.
Despite the loss, Bishop McGuinness still got an impressive performance from Alex Waterfield, who rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 115 yards on nine of 14 attempts.
Mountain Island Charter is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.7 points per game. As for Bishop McGuinness, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.
Mountain Island Charter will head out on the road to face off against Mount Airy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Mount Airy has won six straight at home, while Mountain Island Charter won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Bishop McGuinness does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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