Preview: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. Mead Mavericks
The Roosevelt Roughriders will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Mead Mavericks at 2:15 p.m. on March 7th. One thing working in Roosevelt's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests.
Roosevelt extended their postseason success on Friday against Montrose. They enjoyed a cozy 60-45 victory over the Red Hawks. Given Roosevelt's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Montrose is ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mead entered their tilt with Standley Lake with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Mead walked away with a 54-41 win over Standley Lake on Friday.
Roosevelt's victory bumped their record up to 24-2. As for Mead, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Roosevelt didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Mead in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, but they still walked away with a 54-48 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mead's Kyra Haan, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Roosevelt to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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