Football Preview: Roosevelt Rough Riders vs. Palisades Dolphins
The Roosevelt Rough Riders will head out on the road to challenge the Palisades Dolphins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Rough Riders fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They walked away with a 28-15 win over Venice on Friday.
Meanwhile, Palisades took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They breezed by Dymally at home to the tune of 58-6. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Dolphins had established a 51 point advantage.
Jack Thomas had a dynamite game for Palisades, throwing for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, while also rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown. Thomas' longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Harrison Carter, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Roosevelt was dealt a bruising 42-14 defeat at the hands of Palisades when the teams last played back in August of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Roosevelt was down 35-6.
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