Rain has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They and the Davidson Warriors are set to duel. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rain's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Vigor on Friday. They were outmatched by the Wolves on the road and fell 40-0. Having soared to a lofty 52 points in the game before, the Red Raiders' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Davidson came up short against Mary G. Montgomery on Friday and fell 24-14. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Vikings are ranked 22nd).
Davidson might have lost, but man, Edward Harrison was a machine: he rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Harrison a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Terrance Gray, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
Even though they lost, Davidson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Rain's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Davidson, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Rain beat Davidson 48-35 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Davidson's Derrick Jerome Butler, who rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 29 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Rain to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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