Mountain Island Charter was handed a two-point defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Winston-Salem Prep on Thursday. The Mountain Island Charter Raptors took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 40-8 victory over the Winston-Salem Prep Phoenix. With that win, the Raptors brought their scoring average up to 28 points per game.
Aamir Gilcreast continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 178 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Those 178 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Mountain Island Charter also got a significant boost from Morgan Green, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 105 yards.
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).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, 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.
The victory snapped Mountain Island Charter's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Winston-Salem Prep, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Community School of Davidson the next time they take the field. Mountain Island Charter will host Community School of Davidson at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, while Winston-Salem Prep will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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