Football Recap: Oldham-Ramona/R Rutland vs. Arlington Cardinals
Oldham-Ramona/R waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They secured a 30-24 W over the Arlington Cardinals. For the Rutland, this counts as revenge for the 50-12 loss the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2023.
Cooper Merager was his usual excellent self, rushing for 207 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 83 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 111.8 rushing yards per game. Boyd Pooler also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Oldham-Ramona/R was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Oldham-Ramona/R's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Arlington, their defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-2.
Oldham-Ramona/R is on the road again on Friday to play Castlewood at 7:00 p.m. Oldham-Ramona/R is facing Castlewood at the right time seeing as Castlewood is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Arlington, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Iroquois/Lake Preston at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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