The Raymore-Peculiar Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Staley Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 13 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Raymore-Peculiar and five for Staley.
Last Friday, Raymore-Peculiar lost to Park Hill at home by a 28-13 margin.
Meanwhile, a win for Staley just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 63-28 loss at the hands of Lee's Summit. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Tigers are ranked fifth).
Despite the defeat, Staley got top-tier performance from Draivyn Colvin, who rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Those 198 rushing yards gave Colvin a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Staley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Raymore-Peculiar's record now sits at 0-8. As for Staley, their record now sits at 1-7.
Raymore-Peculiar suffered a grim 35-10 defeat to Staley in their previous meeting back in August of 2015. Thankfully for Raymore-Peculiar, Faizol Bouchard (who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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