Roosevelt was the 33-24 winner over Norco when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Roosevelt Mustangs were beaten by the Norco Cougars 49-7 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Cougars are ranked 90th).
Blake Nadler threw for 98 yards and a touchdown.
Napoleon Espinoza was his top target, picking up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Norco's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joseph Stoffel led the charge by rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also throwing for 96 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Stoffel a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Trevor Schneider, who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Roosevelt and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Norco, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. It'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when Mustangs faces off against Vista Murrieta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Norco, they will face off against Chaparral at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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