Football Preview: Staley Falcons vs. Raymore-Peculiar Panthers
Staley is on a four-game streak of home losses, Raymore-Peculiar a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Staley Falcons will host the Raymore-Peculiar Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Staley is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Lee's Summit on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Staley took a blow against Lee's Summit, falling 63-28. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Tigers are ranked fifth).
Staley might have lost, but man, Draivyn Colvin was a machine: he rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Colvin really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Even though they lost, Staley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Raymore-Peculiar lost to Park Hill at home by a 28-13 margin on Friday.
Staley's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Raymore-Peculiar, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Staley took their victory against Raymore-Peculiar in their previous matchup back in August of 2015 by a conclusive 35-10. Will Staley repeat their success, or does Raymore-Peculiar have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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