Eleanor Roosevelt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 75-59 to the Cardozo Clerks. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 113th in Maryland, while the Clerks are ranked second in District of Columbia).
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Donte Whitaker, who went 8 for 12 on his way to 20 points. Whitaker continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Benaiah Nwosu, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 11 points and eight rebounds.
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| 12/21/24 @ Cardozo | 14 |
| 12/19/24 vs Flowers | 12 |
| 12/05/24 @ DeMatha | 10 |
Even though they lost, Eleanor Roosevelt was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Cardozo's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Harper Lewis led the charge by going 7 of 15 on his way to 19 points in addition to five assists and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Young, who went 7 of 17 on his way to 20 points along with six assists and three steals.
Eleanor Roosevelt's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Cardozo, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Eleanor Roosevelt will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on South River at 6:30 p.m. on January 6th. After both having extra time off, Cardozo and Woodson will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on January 3rd.
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