The Ballard Beavers are taking a road trip to take on the Roosevelt Roughriders at 7:45 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Ballard was beaten by Rainier Beach 34-7. The loss continues a trend for the Beavers in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt got themselves on the board against Bishop Blanchet on Friday, but Bishop Blanchet never followed suit. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 50-0 win over the Bears. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Roughriders.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Roosevelt to victory, but perhaps none more so than Deon Vann, who rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Vann's longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Damari King, who rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Ballard now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Roosevelt, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Ballard beat Roosevelt 42-31 in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Roosevelt's Sam Engman, who picked up 112 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Ballard to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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