Football Preview: Rains Wildcats vs. Winnsboro Raiders
Rains is 0-4 against Winnsboro since October of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Rains Wildcats will take on the Winnsboro Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Rains needed a bit of extra time to put away Mount Vernon. They walked away with a 42-35 win over the Tigers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jabari Shields and he. Shields rushed for 208 yards while picking up 8.3 yards per carry while he rushed for 208 yards while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Taisean Sheilds is now averaging an impressive 110.2 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rains was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 415 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 328 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Winnsboro put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Eustace for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-7 victory on the road. With the Raiders ahead 49-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Rains' win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Winnsboro, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Rains took a serious blow against Winnsboro in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 59-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Winnsboro's Camden Capehart, who picked up 92 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that Rains knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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