Ballard was the 42-31 winner over Roosevelt when they last played one another back in September of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Ballard Beavers took a blow against the Roosevelt Roughriders on Friday, falling 62-3. While losing is never fun, the Beavers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Roughriders are ranked 33rd).
It was another big night for Damari King, who rushed for 161 yards and five touchdowns on only seven carries for Roosevelt. With that strong performance, King is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Dalton Anderson, who threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 5-for-5 passing.
Ballard's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Roosevelt, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Ballard will square off against Eastside Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastside Catholic's defense has only allowed 13.5 points per game this season, so Ballard's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Roosevelt, they will challenge Garfield at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Roosevelt will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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