Roosevelt had won three straight games and Clara Swanson did her part to make it four on Saturday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, the Roosevelt Roughriders made off with a 53-52 victory over the Lakeside Lions thanks in part to Swanson, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 16 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more boards the last four times she's played.
02/01/25 @ Lakeside | 9 |
01/29/25 @ West Seattle | 8 |
01/22/25 vs Garfield | 8 |
12/11/23 vs King's | 6 |
12/22/23 @ Meadowdale | 6 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Giselle Dollar, who posted eight points and nine assists. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in assists.
Roosevelt has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for Lakeside, their loss ended a 23-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-2.
Roosevelt and Lakeside should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings. Roosevelt will square off against Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday up 175 places (17 vs. 192). Roosevelt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.5 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Lakeside (ranked sixth) will meet West Seattle (ranked 112th) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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