ROCKINGHAM — Prior to the upcoming season opener at home, the Raiders will host the Leesville Road Pride in a scrimmage game.
The game is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 7 and be contested on the practice fields of Richmond Senior High School.
According to Max Preps, Leesville Road is ranked 38th in North Carolina and 10th in Division 8A. Richmond is ranked 20th in the state and ninth in Division 7A.
Admission is $5 and attendees are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs.
Richmond has an away scrimmage on Aug. 14 at Pinecrest, before hosting the 16th-ranked Hoggard Vikings at Raider Stadium in the first varsity game of the 2026 season Aug. 21.
The second game for the Raiders will be against neighboring rivals Scotland at Pate Stadium on Aug. 28.
The rest of the varsity season schedule is as follows:
Sept. 4 - Rolesville (away)
Sept. 11 - Northwest Guilford (home)
Sept. 18 - West Forsyth (away)
Oct. 2 - Pine Forest (home)
Oct. 9 - Jack Britt (away)
Oct. 16 Hoke County (home)
Oct. 23 - Overhills (home)
Oct. 30 - Pinecrest (away)
(NOTE: This story has been corrected to change the location of the game against Scotland. The initial information came from Max Preps. 10:04 p.m. 8-3-26.)
