The Ballard Beavers will head out on the road to take on the Roosevelt Roughriders at 7:45 p.m. on Friday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 34-7, which was the final score in Ballard's tilt against Rainier Beach on Friday. 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 claimed a resounding 50-0 victory over the Bears on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Roughriders.
Roosevelt's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Deon Vann led the charge by rushing 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. Another back making a difference was 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 when the teams last played 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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