The Roosevelt Roughriders basketball team scored 54 points and limited the visiting Lincoln Abes to 53 in the Roughriders non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Roughriders now possess a 2-3 record. They play next when they host Archbishop Murphy for a non-league game on Friday, December 27. Roosevelt will confront a Wildcats team coming off a 65-46 non-league win over Ingraham (Seattle, WA). The Wildcats record now stands at 4-4.

With the loss, Lincoln falls to 4-4 on the campaign. The Abes travel to Issaquah (Issaquah, WA) to confront the Eagles in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 31. The Eagles go into the game with a record of 4-4. Issaquah won 78-40 in their recent non-league game against Nathan Hale (Seattle, WA)