Lake Roosevelt needed a changed in momentum after dropping seven straight games and they got it from Terrell Bush. The Lake Roosevelt Raiders snuck past the Tonasket Tigers with a 40-35 victory on Friday thanks in part to Bush, who rushed for 242 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104 rushing yards per game.
Another player making a difference was Ivan Alejandre, who threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (61).
Lake Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lake Roosevelt's defensive line and their four sacks. In that department, Elijah Broadnax was the leader with two.
Lake Roosevelt's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Tonasket, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Lake Roosevelt will head out to square off against Okanogan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Okanogan knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Lake Roosevelt likes a good challenge. As for Tonasket, they will welcome Liberty Bell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty Bell's defense has only allowed 10.1 points per game this season, so Tonasket's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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