Football Preview: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. Windsor Wizards
Roosevelt has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Windsor Wizards at 7:00 p.m. Roosevelt will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Roosevelt is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 47-0 victory over Rifle on the road. Given the Roughriders' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Bears are ranked 107th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Roosevelt got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Milo Pascual out in front who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Luc Vigil, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
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 Owen Hays. Roosevelt got some further help from Chase Kammerer: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rifle only rushed for 19.
Meanwhile, Windsor waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Silver Knights 21-7.
Tripp Thomas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 96 yards and three touchdowns.
Roosevelt pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Windsor, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Roosevelt has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 222 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Windsor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 215.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Roosevelt came up short against Windsor in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, falling 25-12. Can Roosevelt avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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