Football Preview: Sundown Roughnecks vs. Roosevelt Eagles
The Sundown Roughnecks will head out to take on 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.
It was another big night for Nate Casarez, who rushed for 167 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 76 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced two fumbles and made 15 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Backing up that air attack was Cristian Castillo, who rushed for 89 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Roosevelt wouldn't let Stanton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Casarez was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Sundown's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Roosevelt, their record is now 3-1.
Sundown suffered a grim 34-13 defeat to Roosevelt in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Sundown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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