Ransom Everglades has enjoyed the comforts of home their last seven games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Immaculata-La Salle Royal Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Ransom Everglades blew past SmartEn Sports Academy, posting a 35-6 win. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Goats are ranked 542nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ransom Everglades found their leader in freshman Neimann Lawrence, who threw for 241 yards and five touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Ransom Everglades wouldn't let SmartEn Sports Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ransom Everglades can thank Quinnard Mays and Mason Lastra for forcing both of them. Mays also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Meanwhile, Immaculata-La Salle waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Lightning 35-6. The Royal Lions pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lightning cut but never quite recovered from.
Immaculata-La Salle can attribute much of their success to Brandon Kinsey, who picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Immaculata-La Salle's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.0 points per game. As for Ransom Everglades, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Ransom Everglades couldn't quite finish off Immaculata-La Salle in their previous meeting back in November of 2016 and fell 23-21. Thankfully for Ransom Everglades, Draquan Jones (who rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries) 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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