Football Preview: Ranburne Bulldogs vs. Randolph County Tigers
The Ranburne Bulldogs's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Randolph County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ranburne is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 50-32 victory over Central of Coosa County on Friday. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 44-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars cut but never quite recovered from.
Brody Morgan had a dynamite game for Ranburne, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Morgan a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Crimson Champion, who rushed for 92 yards on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ranburne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 417 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Ranburne wouldn't let Central of Coosa County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ranburne can thank Morgan and Creed Young for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Randolph County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Lee-Scott Academy 44-21. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Ranburne's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2. As for Randolph County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Ranburne was taken down by Randolph County 49-21 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Ranburne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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