Roosevelt lost against New Deal back in August of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Roosevelt Eagles fell just short of the New Deal Lions by a score of 24-21. The Eagles gained 116 more yards on the day, but it was the Lions that made the best use of them.
Roosevelt lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cristian Castillo, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown. Gavino Webster was another key back, rushing for 56 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 304 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Treven Cooper went supernova for New Deal, rushing for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Cooper's longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Roosevelt's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for New Deal, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Roosevelt will face off against Brownfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for New Deal, they will welcome Slaton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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