Eleanor Roosevelt and Wise are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but not for long. The Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Wise Pumas at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
After a string of five wins, Eleanor Roosevelt's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 63-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bowie.
In what's become a running theme this season, Wise gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Suitland 92-68. That's two games straight that Wise has won by exactly 24 points.
Jamal Drummond continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and 0 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Justin Ware was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with eight assists and four steals.
Eleanor Roosevelt's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-11. As for Wise, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Eleanor Roosevelt came up short against Wise in their previous matchup back in January, falling 77-68. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wise's Cayden Hargrove, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and three blocks. Now that Eleanor Roosevelt knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.