After flying high against Ravenna last Friday, Roosevelt came back down to earth. The Roosevelt Rough Riders fell to the Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers 46-42. The defeat continues a trend for the Rough Riders in their matchups with the Black Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Roosevelt lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Gavin Peeps, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Slocum, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 10 points and seven boards.
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Even though they lost, Roosevelt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive matches.
Joey Stiffler had an outrageously good game for Cuyahoga Falls as he went 5 of 7 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dom Russo, who posted eight points and six rebounds.
Roosevelt's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-6. As for Cuyahoga Falls, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 4-5.
Roosevelt will head out to face off against Barberton at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cuyahoga Falls, they will welcome Revere at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cuyahoga Falls is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season.
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