The Navarre Raiders will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Choctawhatchee Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Navarre is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a blow against Pensacola Catholic on Friday, falling 33-0. 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 115th, while the Crusaders are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Choctawhatchee's and Gulf Shores' contest on Friday was close at halftime, but Choctawhatchee turned on the heat in the second half with 21 points. Choctawhatchee was the clear victor by a 31-7 margin over Gulf Shores.
Choctawhatchee found their leader in underclassman Von'Tavius Keller, who rushed for 243 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry.
Choctawhatchee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Navarre against Choctawhatchee in their previous matchup back in October of 2020 as the squad secured a 50-21 victory. Will Navarre repeat their success, or does Choctawhatchee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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