The Mountain Island Charter Raptors are taking a road trip to square off against the South Stanly Rowdy Rebel Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mountain Island Charter had to skate by with only a one-point margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 32-point drubbing they dealt Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy on Friday. The Raptors blew past the Eagles, posting a 38-6 victory. That 32 point margin sets a new team best for the Raptors this season.
Aamir Gilcreast
| 10/17/25 vs Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy | 186 |
| 10/10/25 vs Union Academy | 158 |
| 10/03/25 @ Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy | 138 |
| 09/26/25 vs Albemarle | 103 |
| 09/19/25 @ North Stanly | 105 |
Aamir Gilcreast was his usual excellent self, rushing for 186 yards while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Mountain Island Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 492 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Stanly). They blew past Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy 49-0 on Friday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Rowdy Rebel Bulls had established a 42-point advantage.
South Stanly's win came from a few key players Mountain Island Charter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ikey Holt, who rushed for 36 yards and one touchdown, and also picked up 71 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Kaleb Richardson was another key player, throwing for 146 yards and a pair of TDs on only 13 passes.
South Stanly is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.7 points on average over those games. As for Mountain Island Charter, their record is now 5-3.
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