The Richmond Raiders will stay at home for another week and welcome the Clayton Comets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Richmond is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Topsail 42-6. That 36 point margin sets a new team best for the Raiders this season.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Clayton's strategy against Corinth Holders on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Clayton blew Corinth Holders out of the water with a 48-17 final score. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Pirates are ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clayton pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30 points. As for Richmond, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Everything came up roses for Richmond against Clayton in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, as the squad secured a 48-2 win. Will Richmond repeat their success, or does Clayton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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