Preview: Roosevelt Rough Riders vs. Green Bulldogs
The Roosevelt Rough Riders are on the road again on Saturday and plays the Green Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Hopefully Roosevelt focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Wednesday.
Last Wednesday, Roosevelt strolled past Aurora with points to spare, taking the game 54-37.
Grant Leslie had an outrageously good game as he scored 16 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jaden Dennison, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, even though University School scored an imposing 60 points on Friday, Green still came out on top. Green walked away with a 69-60 victory over University School. Given Green's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while University School is ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Roosevelt pushed their record up to 11-12 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Green, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-5.
Roosevelt took a serious blow against Green in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, falling 61-32. Can Roosevelt avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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