With a playoff game on the line, Green Mountain rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the Roosevelt Roughriders to the tune of 38-7. Considering the Rams have won six contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Green Mountain's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Simon Lunsford, who threw for 239 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards. The dominant performance gave Lunsford a new career-high in rushing yards. Drew Contreras was another key back, gaining 151 total yards and a touchdown.
Green Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Demetreus Padilla, Dax Gomez, and Dominic Hidrogo picked up one apiece. Drennan Dowell was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks, making eight total tackles (3.5 for loss), and defending a pass.
Green Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.1 points per game. As for Roosevelt, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5.
Green Mountain will challenge Severance at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Green Mountain will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak. Roosevelt does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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