Basketball Recap: Roosevelt Comes Up Short

After flying high against Friona last Tuesday, Roosevelt came back down to earth. The Roosevelt Eagles lost to the Slaton Tigers on the road by a 67-48 margin on Friday. The Eagles have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Roosevelt's defeat dropped their record down to 14-14. As for Slaton, they pushed their record up to 24-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.

Coming up, Roosevelt will take on Shallowater at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Slaton, they will head out to face off against Dimmitt at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.