On Friday Raines will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Madison County Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Raines' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Raines and Ribault met for a duel on Saturday where Raines prevailed. Raines breezed by Ribault at home to the tune of 52-12. With the Vikings ahead 36-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Madison County's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell to Pace 35-31. Despite 115 more yards than the Patriots, the Cowboys couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the defeat, Madison County got top-tier performance from Naquez Christian, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Those 131 rushing yards gave Christian a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Madison County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 283 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Raines' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Madison County, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2.
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