Roosevelt hasn't had much luck against O'Dea recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Roosevelt Roughriders will be playing in front of their home fans against the O'Dea Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Roosevelt blew past Rainier Beach, posting a 42-7 victory on the road. Given the Roughriders' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Vikings are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Damari King continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Roosevelt is undefeated when King posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Dalton Anderson was another key player, throwing for 168 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Roosevelt didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kash Lexing and Jojo Paaga.
Meanwhile, O'Dea put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Ballard 54-6 at home. The game marked the Fighting Irish's most dominant win of the season.
Roosevelt's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for O'Dea, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Roosevelt took a serious blow against O'Dea when the teams last played back in October of 2022, falling 38-0. Can Roosevelt avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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