The Coolidge Colts will take on the Roosevelt Roughriders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Coolidge will be strutting in after a win while Roosevelt will be coming in after a loss.
Coolidge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Jackson-Reed, who was ranked 18th at the time (Coolidge was ranked ninth). The Colts breezed past the Tigers to the tune of 41-0 on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Colts, who have now won three contests by 30 points or more so far this season.
Coolidge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aleem Moore led the charge by throwing for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes. That's the most passing touchdowns Moore has posted since back in November of 2024. Brandon Austin helped Moore out on the ground, rushing for 85 yards and one score on only nine carries.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt took a blow against Dunbar on Thursday, falling 46-19. The Roughriders haven't had much luck with the Crimson Tide recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Coolidge will have to keep a close watch on Gabriel Hudgens and David Anderson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Roosevelt's prior game. Hudgens picked up 100 receiving yards and three TDs, while Anderson threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Anderson is becoming a predictor of Roosevelt's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of Anderson's aerial production (86 yards to be exact) also went to Dorien Ouzts.
Roosevelt's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Coolidge, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Coolidge was able to grind out a solid victory over Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 28-21. Will the Colts repeat their success, or do the Roughriders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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