If Roosevelt was riding high fresh off their 77-29 takedown of Wilmer-Hutchins last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Roosevelt Mustangs lost to the Carter Cowboys at home by a 56-40 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Cowboys are ranked 95th).
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Markell Gomillia, who posted seven points in addition to seven assists and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyrique Swindle, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Roosevelt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive matchups.
Roosevelt's defeat dropped their record down to 17-14. As for Carter, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-6.
Roosevelt has already played their next game, an 82-49 loss against Kimball on the 7th. As for Carter, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 81-16 win against North Dallas on the 7th.
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