Basketball Game Preview: Roosevelt Rough Riders vs. Barberton Magics

By Team Reports Jan 4, 2025, 2:32am

Basketball Preview: Roosevelt Rough Riders vs. Barberton Magics

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The Roosevelt Rough Riders will venture away from home to face off against the Barberton Magics at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Friday, Roosevelt was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 46-42 to Cuyahoga Falls. The defeat continues a trend for the Rough Riders in their matchups with the Black Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Barberton's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 54-45 loss to Tallmadge.

Roosevelt's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-6. As for Barberton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.

Roosevelt came up short against Barberton in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 58-50. Can Roosevelt avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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