Football Preview: Wakulla War Eagles vs. Raines Vikings
On Friday Wakulla will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Raines Vikings at 7:30 p.m. Wakulla is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season.
Wakulla is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Menendez 28-14. 28 seems to be a good number for the War Eagles as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for Sion Ransom, who rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 44 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101.9 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Owen Klees, who threw for 353 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Wakulla was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Wakulla didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Auvion Thomas.
Meanwhile, Raines put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 53-14 victory over Bay. Considering the Vikings have won nine matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Raines' win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Wakulla, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Wakulla didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Raines in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, but they still walked away with a 32-27 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Raines' Carleton Butler Jr., who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 171 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Wakulla to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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