After three games on the road, Winnsboro is heading back home. They will host the Rains Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Winnsboro knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Rains likes a good challenge.
If Winnsboro beats Rains with 70 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Winnsboro took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 70-7 win over Eustace. Considering the Raiders have won four matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Rains ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against Mount Vernon by a score of 42-35. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jabari Shields and he. Shields rushed for 208 yards while picking up 8.3 yards per carry while he rushed for 208 yards while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Taisean Sheilds is now averaging an impressive 110.2 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rains was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 415 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Winnsboro pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Rains, their win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Winnsboro against Rains when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 59-0 victory. Will Winnsboro repeat their success, or does Rains have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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