The Riverside Generals will face off against the Raines Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Riverside focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Riverside took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Ribault a 14-0 shutout. Given the Generals' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Trojans are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Raines put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Mainland as Raines made off with a 35-14 victory. Considering the Vikings have won three matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Timothy Cole was his usual excellent self, throwing for 275 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown. Andreus Cox was Cole's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Riverside now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Raines, their record is now 4-0.
Riverside couldn't quite finish off Raines in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 26-24. Thankfully for Riverside, Ty'Ren Randolph (who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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