Roosevelt and Eastern are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Roosevelt Roughriders will get right back to it and host the Eastern Ramblers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Roosevelt has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Eastern will arrive with three straight wins.
Roosevelt is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Eleanor Roosevelt on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Roosevelt was beaten by Eleanor Roosevelt 66-30. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Roughriders came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked seventh in District of Columbia, while the Raiders are ranked 137th in Maryland).
Meanwhile, Eastern was fully in charge on Monday, breezing past McKinley Tech 57-20. The Ramblers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 23 points or more this season.
Eastern has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Roosevelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Roosevelt was dealt a bruising 60-28 loss at the hands of Eastern in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Will Roosevelt have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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