Basketball Game Preview: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. NC GBB Academy National Eagles
By Team Reports
Jan 19, 2025, 12:17am
Basketball Preview: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. NC GBB Academy National Eagles
Having just played yesterday, the Roosevelt Roughriders will jump right back in to play the NC GBB Academy National Eagles at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Roosevelt knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 21 matches -- so hopefully NC GBB Academy National likes a good challenge.
Roosevelt is headed into the game having just posted their closest victory since January 14, 2024 on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Calvert Hall 55-52. Given the Roughriders' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked seventh in District of Columbia, while the Cardinals are ranked 85th in Maryland), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, NC GBB Academy National's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 71-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Winston Salem Christian.
Roosevelt is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for NC GBB Academy National, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
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