Basketball Preview: Roosevelt Mustangs vs. Lincoln Tigers
Roosevelt is 0-10 against Lincoln since January of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Roosevelt Mustangs will challenge the Lincoln Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Roosevelt is coming into the match on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They took down Kimball 38-20 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Lincoln put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Wilmer-Hutchins for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-9 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Lincoln's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ar'Jayla Elder, who earned 16 points. Elder's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Spencer, who earned 12 points.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 18-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points per game. As for Roosevelt, their win bumped their record up to 3-7.
Roosevelt was taken down by Lincoln 56-11 when the teams last played back in January. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Roosevelt was down 38-0.
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