Football Preview: Rickards Raiders vs. Mosley Dolphins
Rickards has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Mosley Dolphins at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Rickards earned a 30-23 victory over Eastside.
Meanwhile, Mosley won against Rutherford last Friday with 53 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Mosley took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 53-15 win over Bay. Given the Dolphins' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 424th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sammy Freitas and Samuel Chisolm were among the main playmakers for Mosley as the former threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes and the latter rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Griffin, who picked up 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mosley wouldn't let Bay keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Raedyn Bruens, Lokavion Jackson, and Jack Ahmann picked up one apiece. Bruens didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Rickards pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Mosley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Things could have been worse for Rickards, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-13 loss to Mosley when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Rickards avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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