The Roosevelt Roughriders (Des Moines, IA) basketball crushed the visiting Ottumwa Bulldogs (Ottumwa, IA), 61-36 in Saturday's league bout.

The Roughriders now possess a 2-5 record. They play next when they host Ottumwa for a Central Iowa Metro - Metro bout on Saturday, January 4. Roosevelt will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 68-38 non-league loss to Waukee (Waukee, IA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-2.

With the loss, Ottumwa falls to 4-4 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Roosevelt (Des Moines, IA) to play the Roughriders in a Central Iowa Metro - Metro bout on Saturday, January 4. The Roughriders go into the bout with a record of 1-5.