Football Preview: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. Ballou Knights
The Roosevelt Roughriders will challenge the Ballou Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Roosevelt's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Ballou's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Roosevelt is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Coolidge, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Roosevelt was ranked ninth). Roosevelt took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Coolidge last Thursday. The Roughriders have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Meanwhile, Ballou had to endure a nine-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They strolled past Jackson-Reed with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 27-12. The Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Ballou's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-8. As for Roosevelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Roosevelt took a serious blow against Ballou when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 42-6. Thankfully for Roosevelt, Kelvin Hewitt (who threw for 370 yards and five touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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