The Roosevelt Rough Riders will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Huntington Park Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Roosevelt is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Legacy with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 40-23.
Meanwhile, Huntington Park got the win against South East on Thursday by a conclusive 40-14. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Huntington Park's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Diego Garcia led the charge by rushing for 204 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. Garcia was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 63 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Roque, who rushed for 21 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Huntington Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Huntington Park's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Noe Sierra and Sa'Quon Lofton.
Roosevelt now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Huntington Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Roosevelt ended up a good deal behind Huntington Park when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 27-12. Can Roosevelt avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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