Roosevelt is 2-8 against Norco since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Roosevelt Mustangs will challenge the Norco Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Roosevelt's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Centennial on Thursday. They took a blow against the Huskies, falling 61-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Huskies are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Norco lost to Murrieta Valley on the road by a 42-27 margin on Thursday. The Cougars were down 35-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the defeat, Norco had strong showings from Trevor Schneider, who gained 124 total yards and two touchdowns, and Joseph Stoffel, who threw for 169 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Schneider's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season. 104 of those passing yards were hauled in by Blake Wong, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Roosevelt's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Norco, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-4.
Roosevelt beat Norco 33-24 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Schneider, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Roosevelt still be able to contain Schneider? There's only one way to find out.
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