Eastside Catholic is 3-0 against Roosevelt since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eastside Catholic Crusaders will face off against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 7:45 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Eastside Catholic will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Ballard on Thursday. Eastside Catholic breezed by Ballard on the road to the tune of 41-7. The Crusaders pushed the score to 41-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Beavers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bulldogs 49-3 on the road. Given the Roughriders' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 194th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Damari King, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Zaire Griffin, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 293 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Roosevelt's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by King and Jojo Paaga, who racked up five sacks between them. King's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 133 rushing yards.
Eastside Catholic pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Roosevelt, their record is now an identical 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Eastside Catholic against Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, as the team secured a 56-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastside Catholic since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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