The Reading Rangers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Decatur Raiders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Reading is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They beat Springport by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 30-29.
Meanwhile, Decatur had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.8 points) and they went ahead and made it seven last Friday. They put the hurt on the Trailblazers with a sharp 30-7 victory. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 23 points or more this season.
Decatur's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.8 points. As for Reading, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Everything went Reading's way against Decatur when the teams last played back in October of 2022, as Reading made off with a 33-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Reading since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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