Suitland is 1-8 against Eleanor Roosevelt since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Suitland Rams will host the Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders at 2:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Last Saturday, Suitland strolled past Bowie with points to spare, taking the game 35-20.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Suitland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Corey Banks Jr, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Alexander Parker, who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Suitland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eleanor Roosevelt). They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat DuVal 63-6 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won three games by 41 points or more so far this season.
Eleanor Roosevelt can attribute much of their success to Kamal Ali, who 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 also helped with two touchdowns in total.
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.
Suitland's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Eleanor Roosevelt, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Suitland has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 184 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Eleanor Roosevelt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 167.8. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Suitland might still be hurting after the 24-2 defeat they got from Eleanor Roosevelt when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Suitland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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