The Riverdale Raiders will face off against the Redan Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 14 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Riverdale and three for Redan.
Riverdale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 28-20 to North Clayton on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly eight points.
Despite the loss, Riverdale got top-tier performance from Lawrence Tolbert, who picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Tolbert got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 71 yards. Riverdale also got a significant boost from Dereon Heard, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 126 yards.
Meanwhile, Redan lost 33-7 to Jackson on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 367th, while the Jaguars are ranked 155th).
Riverdale's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Redan, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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