The Roosevelt Mustangs are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Adamson Leopards at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Roosevelt got the win against Jefferson by a conclusive 34-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Roosevelt to victory, but perhaps none more so than D'Adrien Starling, who rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Rimaria Thompson, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Adamson at home against Carter-Riverside on Thursday as the team secured a 55-8 victory. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Leopards had established a 27 point advantage.
Juvencio Nava was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Anthony Salas also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Another reason for the win was Adamson's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Carter-Riverside's QB won't forget Fidencio Alvarado anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Alvarado also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making five total tackles.
Roosevelt's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Adamson, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Roosevelt strolled past Adamson in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 by a score of 31-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roosevelt since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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