Ravenwood is 9-0 against Independence since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ravenwood Raptors will host the Independence Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ravenwood has five straight wins, Independence has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Ravenwood's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 48-0 victory over Overton. The result was nothing new for the Raptors, who have now won three games by 33 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ravenwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Davis Dowland, who rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Pace, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Independence came up short against Beech on Friday, falling 28-7. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Buccaneers are ranked 27th).
Ravenwood pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Ravenwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Independence in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 16-14. Will Ravenwood repeat their success, or does Independence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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