After flying high against Garfield last Friday, Roosevelt came back down to earth. The Roosevelt Roughriders were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 27-26 to the Eastside Catholic Crusaders. The Roughriders haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Roosevelt still got an impressive performance from Zaire Griffin, who rushed for 235 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 235 rushing yards gave Griffin a new career-high. Dalton Anderson was another key player, throwing for 209 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Even though they lost, Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 293 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Roosevelt's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for Eastside Catholic, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Roosevelt will challenge Rainier Beach at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Roosevelt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.8 points per game this season. As for Eastside Catholic, they will host Seattle Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seattle Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Eastside Catholic likes a good challenge.
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