The Orange Park Raiders will take on the Westside Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Orange Park and 11 for Westside dating back to last season.
Orange Park's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Middleburg on Friday. They were beaten by the Broncos 28-0. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since October 16, 2020, but that streak is no more.
Orange Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Julian Still.
Meanwhile, Westside played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Menendez, falling 32-6. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Falcons are ranked 181st).
Westside's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Orange Park, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 2-4.
Orange Park was able to grind out a solid win over Westside when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 20-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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