The Roosevelt Rough Riders will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Kennedy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Roosevelt is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They snuck past South Gate with a 42-36 win on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Rough Riders as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Kennedy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They came out on top against the Wolves by a score of 32-19.
Kennedy relied on the efforts of Josue Sandoval, who rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and Diego Montes, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Sandoval a new career-high in rushing yards. Amare Rhodes also helped out with an impressive 93 receiving yards.
Kennedy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Kennedy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rhodes and Justyn Sears. Another thorn in Van Nuys' side was James Montes, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Kennedy's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.0 points per game. As for Roosevelt, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6.
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