After flying high against Somerset Academy South Homestead last Friday, Ransom Everglades came back down to earth. The Ransom Everglades Raiders were beaten by the Booker T. Washington Tornadoes 42-13 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Tornadoes are ranked 51st).
Despite the defeat, Ransom Everglades had strong showings from Rauli Matos, who picked up 187 receiving yards, and Neimann Lawrence, who threw for 302 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Matos is now averaging an impressive 104 receiving yards per game.
Booker T. Washington's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nylan Maine led the charge by throwing for 297 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes, while also rushing for 44 yards. A healthy portion of Maine's aerial production (129 yards to be exact) went to Jamal Robinson Jr, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Ransom Everglades' loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Booker T. Washington, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Ransom Everglades didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 35-6 victory against SmartEn Sports Academy on the 1st. As for Booker T. Washington, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Palmetto at 6:30 p.m. on November 7th. Booker T. Washington will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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