The Roosevelt Eagles will square off against the Sundown Roughnecks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Roosevelt will be strutting in after a victory while Sundown will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, everything went Roosevelt's way against Stanton as Roosevelt made off with a 36-14 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Nate Casarez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 167 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 76 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced two fumbles and made 15 total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Another player making a difference was Jaden Zuniga, who gained 77 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Roosevelt wouldn't let Stanton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Casarez was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Sundown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Deal. The match was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Roughnecks couldn't quite close it out.
Roosevelt's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Sundown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Roosevelt took their win against Sundown when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 34-13. Will Roosevelt repeat their success, or does Sundown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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