After flying high against Wallkill last Thursday, Roosevelt came back down to earth. The Roosevelt Presidents took a 54-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders on Friday. The Presidents lost against the Crusaders in their previous head to head back in December of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 75-36 score last time.
Monroe-Woodbury can attribute much of their success to Jamie Reich, who posted 17 points. Reich continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Fabrice Ndja, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 14 points.
Roosevelt's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Monroe-Woodbury, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Roosevelt has already played their next match, a 62-49 loss against Saugerties on the 28th. As for Monroe-Woodbury, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 71-57 victory against Columbia on the 25th.
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