Raytown hasn't had much luck against Platte County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Raytown Bluejays will venture away from home to face off against the Platte County Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Raytown will head into Friday's contest after some sweet revenge against Chrisman: Raytown couldn't quite topple Chrisman on Friday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 22-point loss they took when the two last played. Raytown took their match at home with ease, bagging a 54-12 win over Chrisman. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Bears are ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Raytown's victory came down to the chemistry between G Williams and his top target Larry Porter Iv. Williams threw for 337 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Porter Iv picked up 216 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Porter Iv's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 111 receiving yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Platte County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 55-14 win over Ruskin on the road. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Pirates had established a 35 point advantage.
Raytown's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Platte County, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Raytown was taken down by Platte County 35-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Raytown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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