Roosevelt's tournament run continued when they took on Lutheran West on Saturday. The Roosevelt Rough Riders took a 70-56 bruising from the Lutheran West Longhorns. While losing is never fun, the Rough Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 455th, while the Longhorns are ranked 36th).
Despite the loss, Roosevelt still got an impressive performance from Gavin Peeps, who went 9-for-15 on his way to 20 points. What's more, Peeps also posted a 67% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Emanuel Churn, who posted eight points and six rebounds.
Roosevelt has been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 15 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.5 points over those games. Lutheran West pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Roosevelt does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lutheran West, they will take on Copley at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lutheran West knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Copley likes a good challenge.
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