After each having a week off, the Riverdale Raiders and the Luella Lions will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverdale will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Riverdale lost to Redan on the road by a 32-16 margin.
Although Riverdale took the loss, they still got scores from Zay'Vielle Younger-Jones and Devon Webb.
Meanwhile, Luella was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 17-13 to Starr's Mill. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Panthers are ranked 87th).
The losing side was boosted by Dylan Gwinn, who threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns.
Riverdale's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Luella, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Riverdale beat Luella 14-7 when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Does Riverdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Luella turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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