The Roosevelt Roughriders are on the road again on Friday and plays the Montrose Red Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on March 1st. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Roosevelt had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 76-46 victory over Northridge. Roosevelt has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 21 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Montrose had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.4 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They managed a 38-32 victory over Pueblo West.
Montrose's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Taygan Rocco, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mayce Oberg, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Roosevelt's win bumped their record up to 23-2. As for Montrose, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Everything went Roosevelt's way against Montrose in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as Roosevelt made off with a 58-37 win. In that matchup, Roosevelt amassed a halftime lead of 37-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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