Two dominant signal callers in Cj Barker and Vernon Lacy are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Roosevelt Rough Riders will head out to take on the McLane Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are still undefeated after six games, but that won't be the case come Thursday.
Roosevelt will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Sunnyside, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Rough Riders' defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 19-0 shutout on Thursday. Those 19 points were actually the fewest the Rough Riders have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Meanwhile, McLane won against Fresno last Friday with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Highlanders didn't even let Torres on the board, marking the Highlanders' second-straight 42-0 shutout. Fans of the Highlanders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
The critical scores for McLane came from Sergio Jacuinde, Jerin Scott, Demetrius Simon, Kamani Harris, Dimareea Banks, and Julyen Scott.
McLane didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Jacuinde led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Roosevelt's record is now 6-0. As for McLane, their record now sits at an identical 6-0.
Roosevelt was dealt a bruising 42-14 defeat at the hands of McLane in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Rough Riders, Noah Zamora (who threw for 230 yards and three TDs while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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