Basketball Game Preview: Lincoln Tigers vs. Roosevelt Mustangs

Lincoln is 8-2 against Roosevelt since December of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Lincoln Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Roosevelt Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Lincoln's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 15 matchups.

Lincoln had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 32-point drubbing they dealt Wilmer-Hutchins on Friday. Lincoln really took it to Wilmer-Hutchins for the full four quarters, racking up a 78-46 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 424th, while the Eagles are ranked 961st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Roosevelt was beaten by Kimball 82-49 on Friday. The Mustangs have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Lincoln will need to focus on slowing down Tyrique Swindle, one of several Roosevelt players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 14 points. Swindle has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jayden Phillips, who earned six points and three steals.

Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-18 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.9 points over those games. As for Roosevelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-15.

Lincoln was able to grind out a solid win over Roosevelt when the teams last played back in January, winning 90-81. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Roosevelt's Markell Gomillia, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 18 points along with six assists and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lincoln still be able to contain Gomillia? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.