Vidor and Lumberton are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Vidor Pirates and the Lumberton Raiders are set to duel on Friday. Vidor is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Vidor is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 65-38 loss at the hands of Hargrave. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while the Falcons are ranked 222nd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lumberton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Liberty by a score of 14-6 on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Raiders as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
A big part of Lumberton's victory came down to the chemistry between Carter Wilson and his top target Tyler Breeden. Wilson threw for 169 yards and a touchdown on only 15 passes while Breeden picked up 124 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 87 yards.
Vidor's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lumberton, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Vidor might still be hurting after the 54-28 loss they got from Lumberton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Vidor, Lucas Powell (who threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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