Football Preview: Raleigh Lions vs. Magee Trojans
Raleigh is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Magee is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Raleigh Lions will host the Magee Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Raleigh is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Puckett 42-0 on the road on Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Wolves are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Magee humbled Hazlehurst with a 42-6 victory. Considering the Trojans have won three contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Magee to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zech Rankin, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Rankin a new career-high in rushing yards. Christian Hubbard got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Raleigh's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Magee, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Raleigh took their win against Magee in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 35-14. Does Raleigh have another victory up their sleeve, or will Magee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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