Football Game Preview: East Lake Eagles vs. Riverdale Raiders

The East Lake Eagles will face off against the Riverdale Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

East Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Manatee get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.

Mia Melton

Passes Defensed

04/17/25 vs Manatee	1
04/15/25 vs Pinellas Park	4
04/08/25 @ St. Petersburg	1
04/02/25 vs Tarpon Springs	1
03/31/25 vs Riverview	1
+ 2 more games

East Lake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Mia Melton. She has been hot, having also posted at least one defended passe the last seven times she's played.

Meanwhile, Riverdale earned a 13-0 win over Lehigh on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Lightning: they've now won three in a row.

Riverdale's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for East Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.