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| 09/29/17 - Home | 30-15 W |
| 09/30/16 - Away | 42-7 W |
| 10/02/15 - Home | 49-0 W |
Johnston is a perfect 3-0 against Roosevelt since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Dragons will be playing at home against the Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. Johnston will be strutting in after a victory while Roosevelt will be coming in after a defeat.
Johnston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Southeast Polk, who was ranked 21st at the time (Johnston was ranked eighth). The Dragons slipped by the Rams 38-37 on Friday. The game was the first time the Dragons have beaten the Rams on their field since September 2, 2016.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 20-18 heartbreaker at the hands of Ottumwa.
Johnston pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.5 points over those games. As for Roosevelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Johnston strolled past Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in September of 2017 by a score of 30-15. Do the Dragons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Roughriders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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