The Minneapolis Southwest Lakers waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They took down Roosevelt 74-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
When it comes to explaining why Roosevelt lost, one person who can't be blamed is Olivia Wren. Despite the final result, she scored 18 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Wren hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Jazmyne Armstrong, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Minneapolis Southwest pushed their record up to 23-5 with that win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 33.1 points. As for Roosevelt, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-7.
Minneapolis Southwest will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Tartan at 7:00 p.m. Minneapolis Southwest knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 17 matchups -- so hopefully Tartan likes a good challenge. Roosevelt does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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