The Hoover Patriots will venture away from home to take on the Roosevelt Rough Riders at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hoover has insisted on making their lastfive contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-3 during that stretch of close contests.
Last Saturday, Hoover didn't have quite enough to beat Frontier and fell 67-65. The Patriots have struggled against the Titans recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
RJ Franklin
| 12/11/24 vs Clovis | 23 |
| 01/18/25 vs Frontier | 22 |
| 12/10/24 vs South | 20 |
| 12/13/23 vs Garces Memorial | 15 |
| 01/09/24 vs Madera South | 14 |
Hoover's loss came about despite a quality game from RJ Franklin, who posted 22 points. That's the most points Franklin has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Pamir Olivier, who earned 13 points.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a blow against San Joaquin Memorial, falling 92-62. While losing is never fun, the Rough Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Panthers are ranked 49th).
Roosevelt's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8. As for Hoover, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Hoover was able to grind out a solid victory over Roosevelt when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 66-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hoover 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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