Football Preview: Randolph County Tigers vs. Ranburne Bulldogs
The Randolph County Tigers will face off against the Ranburne Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Randolph County will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Randolph County is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Lee-Scott Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Randolph County blew past Lee-Scott Academy 44-21 on Friday. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Ranburne never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Central of Coosa County last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 50-32 win over the Cougars. That 18 point margin sets a new team best for the Bulldogs this season.
Brody Morgan was a one-man wrecking crew for Ranburne as he rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Morgan's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Ranburne also got a significant boost from Crimson Champion, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ranburne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 417 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Ranburne's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kalon Smith and Champion. The dominant performance gave Champion a new career-high in rushing yards.
Randolph County's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Ranburne, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Randolph County against Ranburne in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 as the team secured a 49-21 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Ranburne's Kaide Garrett, who rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 128 yards on 12 of 21 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Randolph County to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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