Football Preview: Raines Vikings vs. Riverside Generals
The Raines Vikings have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Riverside Generals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Raines' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Two weeks ago, Raines made easy work of Mainland and carried off a 35-14 victory. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Timothy Cole continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 275 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown. Andreus Cox was Cole's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Raines' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jucoby Marion.
Meanwhile, while Riverside put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Ribault. Riverside took down Ribault 14-0. Given the Generals' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Trojans are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Raines' win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Riverside, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Raines skirted past Riverside 26-24 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Raines have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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