Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eleanor Roosevelt). They took their game on the road on Saturday with ease, bagging a 63-6 victory over the DuVal Tigers. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Tigers are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kamal Ali was the offensive standout of the contest as he threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown. Donte Whitaker was in the mix too, providing Eleanor Roosevelt with two touchdowns.
Eleanor Roosevelt didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Whitaker picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eleanor Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Eleanor Roosevelt's record is now 5-1. As for DuVal, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eleanor Roosevelt will challenge Suitland at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Suitland knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Eleanor Roosevelt likes a good challenge. As for DuVal, they will square off against High Point at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. DuVal is facing High Point at the right time seeing as High Point is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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