Rosewood is 1-9 against Princeton since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rosewood Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Princeton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Rosewood will be strutting in after a win while Princeton will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Rosewood strolled past Southern Wayne with points to spare, taking the game 32-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Rosewood got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Hunter Sasser out in front who threw for 112 yards and four touchdowns on only ten passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Jaasir Myles helped Sasser out on the ground, picking up 42 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 34 yards.
Rosewood's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Talan Collins and Aldinio Previl. Graham Lassiter was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Princeton didn't have quite enough to beat Harnett Central two weeks ago and fell 32-30.
Rosewood now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Princeton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Rosewood came up short against Princeton when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 41-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Princeton's Austin Lewallen, who rushed for 375 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Now that Rosewood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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