The Ransom Everglades Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Monsignor Pace Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ransom Everglades is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.9 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Ransom Everglades came up short against Immaculata-La Salle and fell 43-31. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Royal Lions are ranked 117th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Neimann Lawrence, who threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Noah Alce, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Meanwhile, Monsignor Pace waltzed into their contest last Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They pulled ahead with a 28-27 photo finish over the Gators. The score was all tied up 20-20 at the break, but the Spartans were the better team in the second half.
Among those leading the charge was Sean Ponder, who threw for 120 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Monsignor Pace pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Ransom Everglades, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
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