Football Preview: Sundown Roughnecks vs. Roosevelt Eagles
The Sundown Roughnecks will head out on the road to face off against the Roosevelt Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sundown is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Sundown is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against New Deal on Friday. Sundown took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Deal.
Meanwhile, everything went Roosevelt's way against Stanton on Friday as Roosevelt made off with a 36-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories 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 deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing two fumbles and making 15 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Roosevelt also got a significant boost from Cristian Castillo, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
Sundown's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Roosevelt, their record is now 3-1.
Sundown might still be hurting after the 34-13 defeat they got from Roosevelt when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Sundown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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