Basketball Recap: Roosevelt Skates Past Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering with Ease

Roughriders

Margin (Wins)

12/11/24 @ Bell	50
01/24/25 vs Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering	48
12/09/24 vs Woodson	47
12/16/24 vs Bard	43
12/20/24 vs Ron Brown	37

Roosevelt had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 48-point drubbing they dealt Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering on Friday. The Roosevelt Roughriders blew past the Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering Panthers 67-19. The Roughriders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Roosevelt was led to victory by James Johnson and Elijah Hall. Johnson went 8 for 10 on his way to 18 points along with seven assists and six steals, while Hall went 5 of 11 en route to 14 points in addition to seven boards and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Copeland, who posted four points and eight rebounds.

Roosevelt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive games.

Roosevelt is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering, their loss was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-14.

Roosevelt won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Lake Clifton at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll square off against BASIS at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering is facing BASIS at the right time seeing as BASIS is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.