Football Preview: Ranburne Bulldogs vs. Randolph County Tigers
The Ranburne Bulldogs will play host again on Friday to welcome the Randolph County Tigers, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ranburne is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Central of Coosa County with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 50-32. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 44-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars cut but never quite recovered from.
Brody Morgan was a one-man wrecking crew for Ranburne as he rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Morgan a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Crimson Champion, who rushed for 92 yards on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, Randolph County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Lee-Scott Academy with a sharp 44-21 win. 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's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2. As for Randolph County, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Ranburne was taken down by Randolph County 49-21 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Ranburne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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