Two dominant signal callers in Ryan Downes and Timothy Cole are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Booker Tornadoes are taking a road trip to challenge the Raines Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Booker comes in on seven and Raines on 12.
Booker is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Boca Ciega to the tune of 42-6. The Tornadoes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by 27 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Raines and Bishop Kenny met for a duel on Friday where Raines prevailed. Raines took their contest with ease, bagging a 44-15 win over Bishop Kenny. Considering the Vikings have won 11 matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Raines' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cole, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Ta'Darius Washington, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Washington has posted since back in September. Adron Walker was in the mix as well, providing Raines with two touchdowns.
Raines didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Eddie Hinton and King Massey. Another thorn in Bishop Kenny's side was Jyon Simon, who picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Booker pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.2 points per game. As for Raines, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
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