The Roosevelt Roughriders will venture away from home to square off against the Seattle Prep Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Roosevelt knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Seattle Prep likes a good challenge.
Roosevelt came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were outmatched by Rainier Beach and fell 103-67. While losing is never fun, the Roughriders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Vikings are ranked second).
Pearson Dukes put forth a good effort for the losing side as he posted 15 points. Another player making a difference was Ismail Guyo, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Seattle Prep was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 60-56 to O'Dea. The Panthers have struggled against the Fighting Irish recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Roosevelt's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Seattle Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Roosevelt was able to grind out a solid win over Seattle Prep in their previous meeting back in January, winning 74-67. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Roughriders 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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