The Roosevelt Teddies will head out on the road to challenge the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Roosevelt came tearing into Thursday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Edison 81-15 at home. Given Roosevelt's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while Edison is ranked 410th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Cady Davis, who scored 42 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Wren, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten steals.
Meanwhile, Minneapolis Southwest came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on Minneapolis South with a sharp 59-39 win.
Roosevelt pushed their record up to 20-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Minneapolis Southwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Roosevelt was able to grind out a solid victory over Minneapolis Southwest in their previous meeting back in January, winning 60-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roosevelt 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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