The Roosevelt Rough Riders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the South East Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Roosevelt was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 28-22 to Huntington Park.
Meanwhile, South East entered their contest against Garfield on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. South East received a blow as they fell 48-30 to Garfield. The Jaguars just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Despite the loss, South East got top-tier performance from Edward Rivera, who rushed for 250 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Rivera really tore up the turf during one magnificent 90-yard run. Eduardo Parra was another key player, throwing for 190 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, South East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Roosevelt's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for South East, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
Everything went Roosevelt's way against South East in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Roosevelt made off with a 44-24 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rivera, who rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Roosevelt still be able to contain Rivera? There's only one way to find out.
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