The Edison Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Roosevelt Rough Riders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Edison came up short against Fresno and fell 65-54. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 63-58 to Sanger.
Edison will need focus on slowing down Darreon Wheaton, one of several Roosevelt players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 for 14 en route to 19 points and four steals. Those four steals gave Wheaton a new career-high. James Miller was another key player, going 9 of 22 on his way to 24 points.
Roosevelt's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Edison, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-22.
Edison skirted past Roosevelt 76-73 when the teams last played last Wednesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edison since the squad 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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