It was a good run, but Holy Family unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They lost to the Roosevelt Roughriders on the road by a 38-21 margin. The Tigers have struggled against the Roughriders recently, as their match on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Holy Family still got an impressive performance from Monte Samaras, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Anderson Osburn.
Roosevelt's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Milo Pascual, who rushed for 71 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. Noah Lucero was another key player, picking up 167 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Holy Family's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Roosevelt, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Holy Family will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Lewis-Palmer at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. As for Roosevelt, they will square off against Ponderosa at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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