Basketball Game Preview: Archbishop Murphy Wildcats vs. Roosevelt Roughriders

The Archbishop Murphy Wildcats will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Saturday, Archbishop Murphy strolled past Ingraham with points to spare, taking the game 68-50. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Rams are ranked 302nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Roosevelt came up short against Lincoln on Thursday and fell 69-59. The Roughriders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

The win got Archbishop Murphy back to even at 4-4. As for Roosevelt, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.