Roosevelt has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Windsor Wizards at 7:00 p.m. Roosevelt will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Roosevelt is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Rifle 47-0 on the road. Given the Roughriders' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Bears are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Roosevelt got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Milo Pascual out in front who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Luc Vigil, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Roosevelt's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Noel Sanchez and Owen Hays. Chase Kammerer was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Windsor waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Silver Knights 21-7.
Tripp Thomas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 96 yards and three touchdowns.
Roosevelt's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Windsor, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Roosevelt has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 210 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Windsor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 215.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Roosevelt came up short against Windsor in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, falling 25-12. Can Roosevelt avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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