The Bishop Blanchet Bears will take on the Roosevelt Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Bishop Blanchet ended up a good deal behind Eastside Catholic and lost 37-20. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Roosevelt, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 36-22 victory over Seattle Prep on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Roughriders considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Roosevelt had a senior duo take command as Dalton Anderson threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes and Damari King rushed for 170 yards on only eight carries. King's longest rush was for an incredible 84 yards. Nolan McWilliams was Anderson's top target, picking up 165 receiving yards.
One reason for the win was Roosevelt's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Malaki Davis and Pana Tuputala who racked up five sacks between them.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Bishop Blanchet's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Roosevelt, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Things could have been worse for Bishop Blanchet, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-16 loss to Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Bishop Blanchet avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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