Football Preview: Raines Vikings vs. Atlantic Coast Stingrays
Raines is 4-0 against Atlantic Coast since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Raines Vikings will host the Atlantic Coast Stingrays at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Raines has eight straight wins, Atlantic Coast has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Raines' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Yulee 47-0. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Timothy Cole and Ta'Darius Washington were among the main playmakers for Raines as the former threw for 128 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes and the latter gained 101 total yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Ziyon Butler, who picked up 13 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a victory for Atlantic Coast just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Suwannee 45-14.
Raines pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Atlantic Coast, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Raines beat Atlantic Coast 29-22 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Raines have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atlantic Coast turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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