Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roosevelt). They blew past the Rifle Bears, posting a 47-0 win on the road. Given the Roughriders' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Bears are ranked 106th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Roosevelt's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Milo Pascual led the charge by rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown. Noel Sanchez made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Roosevelt's defense and their eight sacks. Rifle's QB won't forget Tristan Montanez anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Another thorn in Rifle's side was Chase Kammerer, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Roosevelt pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Rifle, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Roosevelt will look to defend their home field on Friday against Windsor at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Windsor: 8.8, Roosevelt: 16.2) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Rifle, they will head out on the road to face off against University at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. University will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Rifle surely won't give up without a fight.
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