Football Preview: Orange Park Raiders vs. Bartram Trail Bears
The Orange Park Raiders will face off against the Bartram Trail Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orange Park is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Orange Park's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Fleming Island on Friday. They were beaten by the Golden Eagles 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 130th).
Meanwhile, Bartram Trail came up short against Creekside on Friday and fell 49-42.
Despite the defeat, Bartram Trail had strong showings from Arthur Lewis IV, who gained 310 total yards and two touchdowns, and Jaden Weatherly, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Lewis IV's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Neko Dawkins, who gained 84 total yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Bartram Trail was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Orange Park's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Bartram Trail, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
