The Roeper Roughriders waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins but they left with six. They snuck past Lutheran with a 49-45 win. That's another feather in the cap for Roeper, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
When it comes to explaining why Lutheran lost, one person who can't be blamed is Christian Fontaine. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Fontaine has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last 11 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Rooker, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds.
Roeper is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Lutheran, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-8 record this season.
Roeper will head out on the road to face off against Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lutheran, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Whitmore Lake at 7:00 p.m. Lutheran is coming into the match with three straight defeats at home, meaning Whitmore Lake will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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