The Patrick Henry Patriots were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Roosevelt by a score of 76-74. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Roosevelt found their leader in underclassman Calvin Peterson, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Peterson has been hot recently, having posted 21 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Wells, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Patrick Henry's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Roosevelt, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-13.
Patrick Henry didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 68-65 loss vs. Edison on the 4th. Roosevelt will head out on the road to face off against Harding at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Harding knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 25 contests -- so hopefully Roosevelt likes a good challenge.
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