Football Preview: Rain Red Raiders vs. Citronelle Wildcats
The Rain Red Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Citronelle Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on LeFlore with a sharp 41-18 win on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Raiders considering their two-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Citronelle earned a 14-7 victory over UMS-Wright Prep on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Citronelle didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cc Noyd, James Reid, and Jeremiah Connolly picked up one apiece. Noyd also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Citronelle got some further help from Zach Morgan: he picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Rain's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Citronelle, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Rain against Citronelle when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 47-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rain since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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