Football Preview: Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders vs. West Carroll Thunder
The Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the West Carroll Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Ashton-Franklin Center is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They fell to Christian Life/Keith Country Day/Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy 28-24. The game was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Raiders couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely West Carroll's strategy against Hiawatha on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that West Carroll blew Hiawatha out of the water with a 54-0 final score. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thunder.
Ashton-Franklin Center's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for West Carroll, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Ashton-Franklin Center was taken down by West Carroll 36-8 in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can Ashton-Franklin Center avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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