The Roosevelt Roughriders topped the visiting Waterloo East Trojans basketball team by a final score of 88-75 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Roughriders face the Des Moines North Polar Bears (Des Moines, IA) in a Freelance game, on Friday, January 19. Roosevelt will attempt to move on its 9-3 season record. The Polar Bears enter the game with a 6-4 record after their 73-46 league win over Hoover (Des Moines, IA).

With the defeat, Waterloo East moves to 4-7 on the year. The Trojans travel to Mason City (Mason City, IA) to face the Mohawks in a non-league game on Friday, January 19. The Mohawks enter the game with a record of 1-10. Mason City lost 66-53 in their recent non-league game against Charles City (Charles City, IA)