Sharyland has gone 8-2 against Roma recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Sharyland Rattlers will face off against the Roma Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Sharyland is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Alice on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sharyland lost 57-32 to Alice. The Rattlers were down 43-19 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Calvin Harris and Lucian Cruz. Cruz had a great game and rushed for 157 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Harris was balling out in the loss, throwing for 379 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Sharyland wouldn't let Alice keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sharyland can thank Matthew Castillo and Ivan Ramirez for forcing both of them. Adriel Vargas was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Roma came up short against Pioneer on Friday, falling 35-14. The Gladiators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sharyland's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Roma, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Sharyland suffered a grim 45-21 defeat to Roma in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Sharyland, Isaac Lozano (who rushed for 255 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry) 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.
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