The Ravenswood Red Devils will square off against the Roane County Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Ravenswood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 28-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sissonville last Friday.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Owen Curtis, who rushed for 65 yards and one score, and also threw for 65 yards and one touchdown. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Atreyu Copen, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Ravenswood 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 Kalem Hupp.
Meanwhile, Roane County posted their closest victory since September 13, 2024 on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Ripley 38-36. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Javon Letourneau and Cody Lawrence. Letourneau had a great game and rushed for 201 yards and three TDs while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Lawrence was balling out in the loss, picking up 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 147 yards and one score on only 14 carries.
Ravenswood's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Roane County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Ravenswood was taken down by Roane County 58-13 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Red Devils were down 50-6.
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