Roosevelt is 2-8 against Garfield since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Roosevelt Roughriders will face off against the Garfield Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. Roosevelt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Roosevelt didn't have too much trouble with Inglemoor as they won 48-34. Given the Roughriders' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Vikings are ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ellery Burke-Brown
| 02/15/25 vs Inglemoor | 12 |
| 01/08/25 @ Holy Names Academy | 11 |
| 02/01/25 @ Lakeside | 10 |
| 12/18/24 @ Garfield | 9 |
| 12/13/24 @ Seattle Prep | 9 |
Roosevelt relied on the efforts of Ellery Burke-Brown, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Giselle Dollar, who posted 17 points along with seven assists and four steals. The dominant performance gave Burke-Brown a new career-high in boards. Clara Swanson was another key player, putting up no points in addition to 12 rebounds and three steals.
Roosevelt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Garfield was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 52-47 to Eastside Catholic.
Garfield's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Roosevelt, their record is now 16-7.
Roosevelt and Garfield were neck-and-neck when the teams last played on Wednesday, but Roosevelt came up empty-handed after a 52-51 loss. Can Roosevelt avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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