Basketball Recap: Roosevelt Comes Up Short

Roosevelt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 60-39 to the McDaniel Mountain Lions. The Roughriders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Mountain Lions earlier this season, when they won 37-35.

Roosevelt's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for McDaniel, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-14.

Coming up, Roosevelt will square off against Ida B. Wells at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. As for McDaniel, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 40-23 win against Mannahouse Christian Academy on the 12th.