After each having a week off, the Crescent City Raiders and the Palatka Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Crescent City is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games last Friday. They had to suffer through a 71-21 loss at the hands of Orlando Christian Prep. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 57-7.
Although Crescent City took the loss, they still got scores from Jariah Fuller, Andre Martin, and Preston Sanders.
Meanwhile, Palatka fell victim to Bradford and their airtight defense last Friday. They took a blow against the Tornadoes, falling 36-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Tornadoes recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Crescent City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Palatka, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Crescent City took a serious blow against Palatka in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 35-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Panthers' Tommy Offord, who rushed for 109 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 83 yards and two TDs while completing 77.8% of his passes. Now that the Raiders know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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