Two dominant signal callers in Roman Morales and Kaeden Grant are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Saginaw Rough Riders will head out to face off against the Arlington Heights Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are still undefeated after five-games, but that won't be the case come Thursday.
Saginaw will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 35-point they dealt Trimble Tech on Friday. Saginaw's defense stepped up to hand Trimble Tech a 35-0 shutout. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Rough Riders just coasted through the last quarter.
Saginaw's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Morales led the charge by throwing for 115 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. Saginaw also got a significant boost from Corey Baker, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 98 yards.
Saginaw wouldn't let Trimble Tech keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cody Anderson was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Arlington Heights over Polytechnic in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Arlington Heights blew Polytechnic out of the water with a 63-0 final score. Considering the Yellowjackets have won four matchups by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Arlington Heights' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Grant, who threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and Carson James, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Yakeime Thomas, who picked up 38 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Saginaw's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Arlington Heights, their record now sits at 6-0.
Saginaw took a serious blow against Arlington Heights when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 54-17. Can Saginaw avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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