Football Preview: Rickards Raiders vs. Choctawhatchee Indians
Rickards is 4-0 against Choctawhatchee since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Rickards Raiders will be playing at home against the Choctawhatchee Indians at 7:00 p.m. Rickards will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Rickards and Fort Walton Beach met for a duel on Wednesday where Rickards prevailed. Rickards had just enough and edged Fort Walton Beach out 17-14. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Vikings are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Choctawhatchee got themselves on the board against South Walton on Friday, but South Walton never followed suit. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 37-0 win over the Seahawks. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Rickards' victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Choctawhatchee, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Rickards didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Choctawhatchee in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, but they still walked away with a 34-28 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Choctawhatchee's Cole Tabb, who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Rickards to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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