Football Preview: Richland Rangers vs. Raymond Rangers
The Richland Rangers will venture away from home to square off against the Raymond Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Richland is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Richland's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Amory on Thursday. They were beaten by the Panthers 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Panthers are ranked 60th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Raymond, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Jim Hill 20-0 on Friday.
Raymond was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Richland's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Raymond, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
Richland came up short against Raymond when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 20-7. Can Richland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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