Roosevelt comes up short despite Avery Wells' strong performance

By Team Reports Mar 10, 2024, 6:49am

Recap: Roosevelt Teddies vs. St. Thomas Academy Cadets

After a string of four wins, the Roosevelt Teddies's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 82-69 to St. Thomas Academy. Roosevelt was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as St. Thomas Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2014.

When it comes to explaining why Roosevelt lost, one person who can't be blamed is Avery Wells. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. Wells has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last five times he's played. Calvin Peterson was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with eight rebounds.

Roosevelt's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-14. As for St. Thomas Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.

Roosevelt does not have any more games scheduled as of now. St. Thomas Academy also has no future games currently scheduled.

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