Roosevelt won against Ontario Christian last Friday with 49 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Palmdale Falcons with a sharp 49-26 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Falcons are ranked 364th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Roosevelt to victory were Blake Nadler and Jalen James. Nadler threw for 237 yards and one touchdown while completing 77.8% of his passes, while James rushed for 75 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries. The dominant performance also gave James a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two).
Palmdale's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elleyon Clark, who rushed for 101 yards and one TD on only 14 carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and one touchdown. Clark got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 66 yards. Another player making a difference was Joshua Suarez, who threw for 202 yards and three TDs.
The win got Roosevelt back to even at 2-2. As for Palmdale, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Roosevelt wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 35-26 victory against Santiago on the 19th. As for Palmdale, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 71-22 defeat against Lancaster on the 19th.
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