The Eastern Ramblers are taking a road trip to take on the Roosevelt Roughriders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern's defense has only allowed 9.6 points per game this season, so Roosevelt's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Eastern is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Jackson-Reed, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Eastern was ranked sixth). Eastern took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-6 win over Jackson-Reed. Considering the Ramblers have won four contests by more than 39 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
While Roosevelt didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-8-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Anacostia by a score of 27-14 on Friday. The Roughriders' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
It was another big night for Demarean Frazier, who picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. David Anderson was another key player, throwing for 228 yards and two touchdowns.
Roosevelt's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Frazier and Isaiah Artiles.
Eastern pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Roosevelt, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Eastern came up short against Roosevelt in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 14-7. Can Eastern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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