It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Roosevelt had no problem doing just that on Friday. They secured a 33-27 W over the South Spartans. The victory was familiar territory for the Rough Riders who have now won five matches in a row.
Roosevelt found their leader in freshman Ehis Idoni, who rushed for 276 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Those 276 rushing yards gave Idoni a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerry Thomas, who gained 54 total yards and two touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Roosevelt's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Terrell Hale was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three himself. Roosevelt got some further help from Michael Hester-Black: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Roosevelt's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for South, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4.
Roosevelt is on the road again on Friday to play Coalinga at 7:00 p.m. Coalinga is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.2 points per game this season. South does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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