The Roosevelt Rough Riders will challenge the Intrinsic Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Roosevelt has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight defeats, while Intrinsic will come in with five straight wins.
Roosevelt is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were dealt a 43-16 loss at the hands of Uplift back in December of 2024. The Rough Riders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-8.
Meanwhile, Intrinsic hadn't done well against Bulls College Prep recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Intrinsic walked away with a 29-22 victory over Bulls College Prep. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Bulls are ranked 575th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Intrinsic pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories didn't necessarily come from the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.3 points per game. As for Roosevelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Roosevelt strolled past Intrinsic in their previous matchup back in January of 2020 by a score of 33-15. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roosevelt since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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