Football Preview: Roosevelt Rough Riders vs. Hoover Patriots
The Roosevelt Rough Riders will venture away from home to take on the Hoover Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Roosevelt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.6 points per game this season.
Roosevelt's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Madera South 44-0 at home. The result was nothing new for the Rough Riders, who have now won three games by 38 points or more so far this season.
Roosevelt relied on the efforts of Ehis Idoni, who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Dominick Gonzalez, who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Gonzalez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Madera South only rushed for 26.
Meanwhile, Hoover hadn't done well against Torres recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Hoover won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Torres 22-21.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hoover to victory, but perhaps none more so than Pamir Oliver, who picked up 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Justin Brewington, who threw for 298 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt.
Another reason for the win was Hoover's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. It was truly a group effort as Tremaine Duncan, Alex Rodriguez, and Alex Velasquez picked up two apiece. Velasquez is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played.
Roosevelt's record is now 5-3. As for Hoover, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season.
Everything went Roosevelt's way against Hoover in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Roosevelt made off with a 47-22 victory. Does Roosevelt have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hoover turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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