Football Game Preview: Southeastern Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 9:20am

Football Preview: Southeastern Mustangs vs. Ragland Purple Devils

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The Southeastern Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Ragland Purple Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southeastern will come in still looking for their first win of the season.

Last Friday, Southeastern had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of Coosa Christian. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Conquerors are ranked 82nd).

Meanwhile, Ragland suffered their biggest defeat since September 22, 2023 on Friday. They lost 47-21 to Spring Garden. The loss continues a trend for the Purple Devils in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.

Despite the defeat, Ragland got top-tier performance from A'Ron Lee, who rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Lee was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 56 yards.

Southeastern's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Ragland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Southeastern came up short against Ragland when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 13-6. Can Southeastern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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