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As an old fan of both teams and a Raceland resident for three decades here are my thoughts: Ashland, on paper and through the eyes of common sense, should be favored. Contrary to the thoughts of a lot of my fellow Raceland fans this is not one of the games that the Tomcats circle on their schedule. Do they want to win? Of course, but they don't start up the fire trucks and form a parade of nations through town when they do. From a motivational standpoint Raceland has the edge. The Rams have nothing to lose in this game. Coach Salmons does a great job of early preparation and motivating his teams for week one match-ups. It's not my intention to take anything away from coach Tackett, it's just a more difficult task when your supposed to win. I do feel that Ashland's talent, experience, and athleticism will prevail but the score will remain close for a while. If the game starts with Raceland stumbling then it could get out of hand quickly but I don't think that will happen. In the end I think both teams win, Ashland on the scoreboard and Raceland with their young team gaining confidence from competing with a better team. Score? Hmmm....34-14ish??