Football Game Preview: Raines Vikings vs. Booker Tornadoes + How To Watch

Two dominant signal callers in Timothy Cole and Joel Morris are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Raines Vikings will square off against the Booker Tornadoes at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a 12-game winning streak alive.

Raines is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed past Bishop Kenny to the tune of 61-15. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Crusaders are ranked 64th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Tadarius Washington

Rushing Yards

11/28/25 vs Bishop Kenny	114
11/21/25 vs West Florida	101
11/14/25 vs Baker County	80
10/10/25 vs Madison County	91
10/04/25 @ Ribault	39
+ 4 more games

Raines' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Tadarius Washington, who rushed for 114 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Ziyon Butler, who picked up 143 receiving yards and a pair of scores. That's the most rushing yards Washington has posted since back in August.

Raines didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Bishop Kenny to a completion percentage of just 45.5%. The Vikings hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.43 or higher in three consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Booker against Nature Coast Tech on Friday as the squad secured a 50-14 victory. The Tornadoes pushed the score to 50-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Sharks cut but never quite recovered from.

Raines better keep an eye on Mylin Brown. He was instrumental in Booker's win, rushing for 182 yards and a pair of TDs on only 11 carries.

Raines' win bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Booker, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.

Raines didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Booker when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 28-23 win. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Tornadoes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.