Football Preview: Saginaw Rough Riders vs. North Side Steers
The Saginaw Rough Riders will face off against the North Side Steers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Saginaw will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Saginaw was able to grind out a solid win over Paschal, taking the game 39-31.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Roman Morales and Jashaun Thomas. Morales had a great game and threw for 235 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Thomas was balling out in the loss, rushing for 107 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Saginaw's defensive line and their four sacks. Paschal's QB won't forget Malik Mccoy anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Mccoy also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12. Another thorn in Paschal's side was Najae Nicholson, who picked up 0.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, North Side suffered their closest defeat since September 9, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of Polytechnic by a score of 21-18. The Steers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Saginaw pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Side, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Saginaw came up short against North Side in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 27-21. Will Saginaw have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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