Basketball Game Preview: Roosevelt Sharks vs. Riverside Rams

By Team Reports Jan 18, 2024, 2:54am

Preview: Roosevelt Sharks vs. Riverside Rams

Roosevelt has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Riverside Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Roosevelt's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight matchups.

Even though Saunders Trades & Tech scored an imposing 71 points on Monday, Roosevelt still came out on top. Roosevelt enjoyed a cozy 86-71 win over Saunders Trades & Tech.

Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Riverside, who are still winless after their eighth matchup. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 50-44 defeat to they two weeks ago.

Roosevelt is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Riverside, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-8.

Everything came up roses for Roosevelt against Riverside in their previous meeting on January 3rd as the squad secured a 86-31 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roosevelt since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.