Ballou is 0-9 against Roosevelt since January of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. The Ballou Knights will take on the Roosevelt Roughriders at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ballou is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: KIPP College Prep, who was ranked 18th at the time (Ballou was ranked 16th). Ballou blew past KIPP College Prep 54-34 on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Knights as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt entered their tilt with Banneker on Friday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They breezed by the Bulldogs to the tune of 71-34. The Roughriders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Roosevelt pushed their record up to 20-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.5 points per game. As for Ballou, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
Ballou came up short against Roosevelt when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 69-58. Can Ballou avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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