Football Preview: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. Eastern Ramblers
The Roosevelt Roughriders will square off against the Eastern Ramblers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Roosevelt: 7.5, Eastern: 9.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Roosevelt is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Anacostia, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Roosevelt was ranked tenth). Roosevelt came out on top against Anacostia by a score of 27-14 on Friday. The Roughriders' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Demarean Frazier continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. Another player making a difference was David Anderson, who threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Roosevelt's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Leading the way was Deyon Smith with three.
Meanwhile, Eastern hadn't done well against Jackson-Reed recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Eastern simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Jackson-Reed 48-6 at home. The result was nothing new for the Ramblers, who have now won four games by 40 points or more so far this season.
Roosevelt pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Eastern, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Roosevelt beat Eastern 14-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Roosevelt repeat their success, or does Eastern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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