Football Preview: Raines Vikings vs. Madison County Cowboys
On Friday Raines will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Madison County Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Raines' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Raines and Ribault met for a duel on Saturday where Raines prevailed. Raines breezed by Ribault at home to the tune of 52-12. With the Vikings ahead 36-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Madison County's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell to Pace 35-31. Despite 115 more yards than the Patriots, the Cowboys couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the defeat, Madison County got top-tier performance from Naquez Christian, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Those 131 rushing yards gave Christian a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Madison County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 283 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Raines' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Madison County, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2.
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