The Roosevelt Rough Riders will take on the Burroughs Burros in a tournament on Thursday. Roosevelt's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four games, but Thursday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Two weeks ago, Roosevelt had to suffer through a 63-6 loss at the hands of South East.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Burroughs' good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell to Lancaster 51-45. While losing is never fun, the Burros can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 401st, while the Eagles are ranked 171st).
Roosevelt will need focus on slowing down Jhavmine Ave, one of several Burroughs players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 14 points. Ave has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Abigail Hardwick was another key player, putting up six points and seven rebounds.
Burroughs' defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4. As for Roosevelt, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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