The Roosevelt Rough Riders will head out on the road to face off against the Tallmadge Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Two Fridays ago, Roosevelt had to suffer through a rough 45-7 loss at the hands of Aurora. While losing is never fun, Roosevelt can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 388th, while Aurora is ranked 92nd).
Tallmadge never got on the board in their last matchup, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Cuyahoga Falls last Friday. Tallmadge blew past Cuyahoga Falls 48-7 on the road. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Tallmadge had established a 28 point advantage.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tallmadge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ricky Maclean, who rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
Tallmadge's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Noah Robinson and Cooper Jones who racked up four sacks between them.
Tallmadge's win bumped their season record to 3-5 while Roosevelt's loss dropped theirs to 4-4.
Roosevelt was taken down by Tallmadge 70-21 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Thankfully for Roosevelt, Ty Hurst (who threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
