Football Preview: O'Dea Fighting Irish vs. Roosevelt Roughriders
O'Dea is 3-0 against Roosevelt since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The O'Dea Fighting Irish will venture away from home to square off against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 5:00 p.m. O'Dea will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, O'Dea blew past Ballard, posting a 54-6 victory at home. The match marked the Fighting Irish's most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Rainier Beach 42-7 on the road. Given the Roughriders' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Vikings are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Damari King, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dalton Anderson, who threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
O'Dea pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Roosevelt, their record is now 5-2.
Everything came up roses for O'Dea against Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, as the team secured a 38-0 win. Does O'Dea have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roosevelt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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