Football Game Preview: McComb Tigers vs. Raymond Rangers

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2024, 10:27pm

Football Preview: McComb Tigers vs. Raymond Rangers

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McComb has gone 7-0 against Raymond recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The McComb Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Raymond Rangers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Two weeks ago, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, McComb beat Lanier 21-16. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Raymond). They walked away with a 32-19 win over Richland on Friday.

Raymond found their leader in sophomore Alexander Woods, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.

Woods was just one part of a punishing run game: Raymond was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.

McComb's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5. As for Raymond, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.

Everything came up roses for McComb against Raymond in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 38-8 win. In that match, McComb amassed a halftime lead of 31-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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