The Raines Vikings have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Riverside Generals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Raines' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Two weeks ago, Raines got the win against Mainland by a conclusive 35-14. Considering the Vikings have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Timothy Cole was his usual excellent self, throwing for 275 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown. Andreus Cox was Cole's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Raines' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jucoby Marion.
Meanwhile, while Riverside put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Ribault. Riverside took down Ribault 14-0. Given the Generals' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Trojans are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Raines' victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Riverside, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-2.
Raines came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverside in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 26-24. Does Raines have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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