Basketball Game Preview: Dunbar Crimson Tide vs. Roosevelt Roughriders

The Dunbar Crimson Tide will challenge the Roosevelt Roughriders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Dunbar is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: McKinley Tech, who was ranked eighth at the time (Dunbar was ranked 13th). Dunbar fell just short of McKinley Tech by a score of 55-52 on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Crimson Tide in their matchups with the Trainers: they've now lost five in a row.

Meanwhile, Roosevelt waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Ramblers as they made off with a 73-52 win. The Roughriders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.

Roosevelt's win came from a few key players Dunbar will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Sean Hall, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. What's more, he also racked up three assists, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ke'Mari Pointer, who posted 14 points in addition to five assists and four steals.

Roosevelt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matchups.

Dunbar's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-5. As for Roosevelt, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.

Dunbar didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Roosevelt when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 91-86 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Roosevelt's Gabriel Hudgens, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Dunbar still be able to contain Hudgens? There's only one way to find out.