Football Preview: Roosevelt Eagles vs. Sundown Roughnecks
The Roosevelt Eagles will face off against the Sundown Roughnecks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sundown took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Roosevelt, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, everything went Roosevelt's way against Stanton as Roosevelt made off with a 36-14 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Nate Casarez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 167 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 76 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing two fumbles and making 15 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Jaden Zuniga was another key player, gaining 77 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Roosevelt wouldn't let Stanton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Casarez was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Sundown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 28-21 to New Deal. The matchup was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Roughnecks couldn't quite close it out.
Roosevelt's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Sundown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Roosevelt took their win against Sundown when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 34-13. Will Roosevelt repeat their success, or does Sundown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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