Mountain Island Charter has been away from home for two games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Community School of Davidson Spartans at 6:30 p.m. Mountain Island Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Mountain Island Charter finally turned things around against Winston-Salem Prep on Thursday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 40-8 victory over the Phoenix.
Aamir Gilcreast was his usual excellent self, rushing for 178 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Green, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mountain Island Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Mountain Island Charter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kayden Clark, Shamar Ellis, Juelz Phillips, and Joe Oliver Ii picked up one apiece. Jason Eaton was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Community School of Davidson beat Carver 14-6 on Friday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mountain Island Charter's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Community School of Davidson, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Mountain Island Charter ended up a good deal behind Community School of Davidson in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 30-12. Will Mountain Island Charter have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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