Oakland has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Ravenwood has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Oakland Patriots will welcome the Ravenwood Raptors at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Oakland beats Ravenwood with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Oakland blew past Coffee County Central 42-10 on the road on Friday. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Red Raiders are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Ravenwood's way against Franklin on Friday as Ravenwood made off with a 28-7 win.
The critical scores for Ravenwood came from Maverick Chance, Donovan Starr, Caden Pace, and Ben Hubbard.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ravenwood's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Lane Sumerel and Austin Mayfield, who racked up five sacks between them. Sumerel also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Oakland's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Ravenwood, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-0.
Everything went Oakland's way against Ravenwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Oakland made off with a 42-18 victory. Will Oakland repeat their success, or does Ravenwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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