The Corvian Community Cardinals will venture away from home to square off against the Mountain Island Charter Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Corvian Community sitting on nine straight victories and Mountain Island Charter on three.
Last Friday, Corvian Community took their game with ease, bagging a 48-14 win over Pine Lake Prep. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Pride are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cam Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Noah Best was in the mix too, providing Corvian Community with two touchdowns.
Corvian Community was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mountain Island Charter blew past Carver, posting a 42-8 victory. The Raptors pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Yellowjackets cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Grayson Harvey, who threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 62 yards on only five carries. Justice Washington also helped out as he racked up 172 receiving yards.
Mountain Island Charter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nolan Nance and Christan Jones. Jason Eaton was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making ten total tackles.
Corvian Community pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Mountain Island Charter, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Corvian Community has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 247.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mountain Island Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 151. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Corvian Community came up short against Mountain Island Charter when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 27-21. Can Corvian Community avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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