The Randall Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Canyon Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Randall is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.
Randall's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Pampa, posting a 37-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won five contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Randall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaison Benton, who threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 72 yards on only nine carries. Kaiden Miller was Benton's top target, picking up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Canyon's game last Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 30-21 to Hereford. Despite 95 more yards than the Whitefaces, the Eagles couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the defeat, Canyon got top-tier performance from Ryan Rivera, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Rivera has posted since back in November of 2023.
Even if they lost, Canyon's defense still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Brayden Swanson and Brayden Drager, who racked up five sacks between them. Swanson also made five total tackles, which is notable because Canyon is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
Randall pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.8 points per game. As for Canyon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Randall has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 218.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 239. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Randall took a serious blow against Canyon in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 48-7. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Randall was down 35-0.
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