After losing to Roosevelt the last time they met, Coolidge decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Coolidge Colts came out on top against the Roosevelt Roughriders by a score of 28-21 on Thursday. The victory was familiar territory for the Colts who have now won three matches in a row.
Coolidge found their leader in sophomore John Lafontant, who made 23 total tackles (4.0 for loss). Jhalil Anderson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 141 receiving yards.
One reason for the win was Coolidge's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Aujaevon Toland was especially locked on to Roosevelt's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Roosevelt's side was Lafontant, who made 23 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Despite the defeat, Roosevelt saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Deyon Smith rushed for 74 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Smith has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Demarean Frazier, who rushed for 93 yards on only 11 carries.
Coolidge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to rushing yards: they averaged an imposing 181.6 rushing yards in those games compared to only 181.6 in the others. As for Roosevelt, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Coolidge will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Eastern at 11:00 a.m. on November 16th. One thing working in Eastern's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games. Roosevelt has already played their next contest, a 20-14 win against Ballou on the 8th.
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