SA Roosevelt is 2-8 against Johnson since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The SA Roosevelt Rough Riders will venture away from home to challenge the Johnson Jaguars at 12:30 p.m. SA Roosevelt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, SA Roosevelt lost to Reagan at home by a 62-43 margin. The matchup marked the Rough Riders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Shai Markajani put forth a good effort for the losing side as he posted nine points and five rebounds. Isiah Blackman-Houston was another key player, putting up seven points.
Meanwhile, Johnson was able to grind out a solid win over Brandeis last Friday, taking the game 63-54.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Daryl Banks and Finley Montoya. Banks had a great game and went 8 of 15 on his way to 22 points and six rebounds. Meanwhile, Montoya was balling out in the loss, going 9 of 16 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds.
Johnson is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for SA Roosevelt, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as SA Roosevelt and Johnson are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. SA Roosevelt hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 59.6 points per game. However, it's not like Johnson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 55.3 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
SA Roosevelt couldn't quite finish off Johnson in their previous matchup back in January and fell 60-57. Can SA Roosevelt avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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