SA Roosevelt is 1-9 against Johnson since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The SA Roosevelt Rough Riders will head out on the road to square off against the Johnson Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, SA Roosevelt came up short against Reagan and fell 49-39. While losing is never fun, the Rough Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 839th, while the Rattlers are ranked 240th).
SA Roosevelt's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Maddie Castillo, who posted 13 points and five boards, and Kayani Zackary, who put up ten points. Zackary is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Mary Nguyen also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Meanwhile, Johnson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 48-45 heartbreaker at the hands of Brandeis. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Jaguars have suffered against the Broncos since December 21, 2021.
Johnson's loss dropped their record down to 20-11. As for SA Roosevelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-19.
SA Roosevelt was dealt a bruising 56-23 loss at the hands of Johnson in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point SA Roosevelt was down 34-11.
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