Football Preview: New Deal Lions vs. Roosevelt Eagles
New Deal is 4-0 against Roosevelt since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The New Deal Lions will take on the Roosevelt Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
New Deal is headed out to face Roosevelt after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. New Deal enjoyed a cozy 34-20 victory over Farwell on Friday. The Lions pushed the score to 34-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Steers cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead New Deal to victory, but perhaps none more so than David Aguirre, who picked up 189 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown. Aguirre torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 72 yards. Treven Cooper handled things on the ground, rushing for 125 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They skirted past Denver City 36-34.
Cristian Castillo was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made two total tackles. Another player making a difference was Jaden Zuniga, who rushed for 33 yards and two touchdowns.
Zuniga wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for New Deal against Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in August of 2019 as the squad secured a 35-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Deal since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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