The Churchill Chargers will venture away from home to challenge the SA Roosevelt Rough Riders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Churchill is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Churchill is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 42-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of Brandeis on Saturday.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Kalobe Rond and Jaron Morris. Morris had a great game and rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Rond was balling out in the loss, rushing for 167 yards and one TD.
Churchill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Elliott Watts was the real danger to the passing game, picking up two interceptions all by himself. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after only 13 points in their last game, SA Roosevelt made sure to put some points up on the board against LEE on Saturday. The Rough Riders blew past the Volunteers 44-7. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Rough Riders had established a 30-point advantage.
SA Roosevelt's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. J'Anthonie Ruiz refused to say out of the backfield, picking up two sacks all by himself.
SA Roosevelt's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Churchill, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-5.
Churchill strolled past SA Roosevelt when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 28-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chargers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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