Football Preview: Westside Rams vs. Laurens Raiders
The Westside Rams are taking a road trip to challenge the Laurens Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Westside is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Westside took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 49-19 win over Fountain Inn. With the Rams ahead 28-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 45 points the game before, Laurens was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were beaten by Wren 55-3. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 14th).
Westside's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Laurens, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Westside couldn't quite finish off Laurens when the teams last played back in October of 2019 and fell 20-17. Can Westside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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