The Riverside Generals are taking a road trip to face off against the Raines Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Riverside focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Riverside took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Ribault a 14-0 shutout. Given the Generals' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Trojans are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Raines put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Mainland with a sharp 35-14 victory. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Timothy Cole, who threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. Andreus Cox was Cole's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Raines' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jucoby Marion.
Riverside now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Raines, their record is now 4-0.
Riverside couldn't quite finish off Raines when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 26-24. Thankfully for Riverside, Ty'Ren Randolph (who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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