The Des Moines East Scarlets will square off against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Des Moines East has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since May 21.
Friday just wasn't the day for Des Moines East's offense. They lost 17-0 to Bondurant-Farrar on Friday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last seven times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roosevelt). They were the clear victors by a 13-6 margin over Marshalltown on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Roughriders in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now won eight in a row.
Des Moines East's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Roosevelt, their win bumped their record up to 4-10.
Des Moines East suffered a grim 18-7 defeat to Roosevelt when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Scarlets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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