The Roosevelt Mustangs will square off against the Pinkston Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Roosevelt is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Conrad on Friday as Roosevelt made off with a 35-14 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Mustangs as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Pinkston earned a 34-26 win over North Dallas on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
It was another big night for Coleman Oby, who rushed for 260 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 95-yard run. Tawnerien Williams was another key player, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pinkston's defense and their three sacks. In that department, D'Arion Gibson was the leader with two.
Roosevelt's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. As for Pinkston, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5.
Roosevelt was able to grind out a solid victory over Pinkston in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, winning 18-6. Will Roosevelt repeat their success, or does Pinkston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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