Football Preview: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. Bishop Blanchet Bears
The Roosevelt Roughriders will head out to challenge the Bishop Blanchet Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Blanchet took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Roosevelt, who comes in off a win.
Roosevelt will bounce into Friday's match after beating Seattle Prep, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Roosevelt enjoyed a cozy 36-22 victory over Seattle Prep on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Roughriders considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Roosevelt can attribute much of their success to Dalton Anderson, who threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes, and Damari King, who rushed for 170 yards on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Anderson a new career-high in rushing yards. JoJo Paaga handled things on the ground, rushing for 104 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Roosevelt's defense and their nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Malaki Davis and Pana Tuputala who racked up five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Bishop Blanchet ended up a good deal behind Eastside Catholic on Friday and lost 37-20. The Bears have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as their game on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Roosevelt's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. As for Bishop Blanchet, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Roosevelt strolled past Bishop Blanchet when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 35-16. Will Roosevelt repeat their success, or does Bishop Blanchet have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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