The Ryan Raiders will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Mansfield Timberview Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ryan is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against V.R. Eaton. Ryan walked away with a 42-32 victory over V.R. Eaton on Friday. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Eagles are ranked 161st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Ryan came from Byran Simmons and Braeden Mussett.
Ryan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Simmons and Mun'Terrius Ellis. Ellis' also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Another thorn in V.R. Eaton's side was Uzziah Warmate, who picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Mansfield Timberview took care of business in their home opener on Thursday. They took down Kimball 20-6.
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