The Roosevelt Roughriders will take on the Eastside Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Roosevelt took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They pulled ahead with a 67-66 photo finish over Garfield.
| 01/22/25 vs Garfield | 6 |
| 01/20/25 @ Mead | 4 |
| 01/18/25 vs Seattle Prep | 5 |
| 01/15/25 vs Lakeside | 4 |
| 01/10/25 @ Lincoln | 3 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Roosevelt to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emma Curtis, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds. Curtis has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. Giselle Dollar was another key player, going 7 of 15 en route to 23 points and eight assists.
Roosevelt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 11 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Eastside Catholic's way against West Seattle on Wednesday as Eastside Catholic made off with a 67-41 victory.
Roosevelt has also been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Eastside Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Roosevelt beat Eastside Catholic 54-44 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Will Roosevelt repeat their success, or does Eastside Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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