On Saturday, The Roosevelt Roughriders faced the Jackson-Reed Tigers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Roosevelt took down Jackson-Reed 28-14. The win made it back-to-back wins for Roosevelt.
Among those leading the charge was Jamall Price jr, who rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Roosevelt also got a significant boost from Deyon Smith, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 145 yards.
Roosevelt's win bumped their record up to 2-8. As for Jackson-Reed, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Roosevelt will be playing at home against Dunbar at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Dunbar is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games. As for Jackson-Reed, they will head out on the road to face off against Ballou at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ballou is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
