Football Preview: Riverdale Raiders vs. Mariner Tritons
The Riverdale Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Mariner Tritons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Riverdale's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Riverdale's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Gateway 47-0 on the road. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Eagles are ranked 445th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mariner took a blow against North Fort Myers on Friday, falling 34-7. The Tritons were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Riverdale's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Mariner, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Things could have been worse for Riverdale, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 36-19 loss to Mariner when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Riverdale, Noah Tolbert (who threw for 176 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
