Football Preview: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. Rainier Beach Vikings
The Roosevelt Roughriders are taking a road trip to challenge the Rainier Beach Vikings at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Roosevelt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.8 points per game this season.
Things were looking good for Roosevelt after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They and Eastside Catholic were almost perfectly matched up, but Roosevelt suffered a 27-26 defeat. The loss continues a trend for the Roughriders in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost four in a row.
Roosevelt might have lost, but man, Zaire Griffin was a machine: he rushed for 235 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Griffin showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 59 yards. Dalton Anderson was another key player, throwing for 209 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Even though they lost, Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 293 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Rainier Beach didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Bishop Blanchet on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 33-27 victory.
Roosevelt's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for Rainier Beach, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season.
Roosevelt took a serious blow against Rainier Beach in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, falling 42-7. Can Roosevelt avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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