SA Roosevelt and East Central are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The SA Roosevelt Rough Riders will be playing at home against the East Central Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After dropping their season opener at home, East Central is headed out to face a Rough Riders squad ready to give their home crowd a win. SA Roosevelt was outmatched by Smithson Valley at home and fell 45-0. While losing is never fun, the Rough Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 437th, while the Rangers are ranked 75th).
Meanwhile, East Central was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 31-27 to Harlan. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
SA Roosevelt was able to grind out a solid victory over East Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 31-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was East Central's Isaiah Mackey, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will SA Roosevelt still be able to contain Mackey? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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