Football Preview: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. Rifle Bears
The Roosevelt Roughriders are taking a road trip to take on the Rifle Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Roosevelt has three straight wins, Rifle has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Roosevelt strolled past Ponderosa with points to spare, taking the game 42-24.
Milo Pascual went supernova for Roosevelt, rushing for 77 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Luc Vigil, who rushed for 159 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Roosevelt's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Noel Sanchez and Trevor Karabensh.
Meanwhile, Rifle fell victim to Delta and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Panthers.
Roosevelt's record now sits at 3-0. As for Rifle, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Things could have been worse for Roosevelt, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 15-0 loss to Rifle in their previous meeting back in November of 2014. Can Roosevelt avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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