Football Preview: Roosevelt Rough Riders vs. Garfield Bulldogs
Roosevelt is 1-8 against Garfield since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Roosevelt Rough Riders are on the road again to play the Garfield Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Roosevelt came up short against Bell and fell 21-8. The matchup marked the Rough Riders' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Garfield had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they went ahead and made it four two weeks ago. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 41-30. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 27.6 points per game.
Garfield found their leader in underclassman Ceasar Reyes, who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Reyes' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Garfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Roosevelt's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Garfield, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Roosevelt took a serious blow against Garfield in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 49-16. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Roosevelt was down 28-0.
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