The Roeper Roughriders will venture away from home to take on the Austin Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Roeper has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 28.
Last Tuesday, Roeper came up short against Advanced Tech Academy and fell 63-50. While losing is never fun, the Roughriders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 569th, while the Lakers are ranked 198th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 64 points the game before, Austin Catholic was a bit more limited in their matchup on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Detroit International Academy and fell 50-22. The Crusaders were down 41-15 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Austin Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Roeper, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.
Roeper was able to grind out a solid win over Austin Catholic in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 41-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roeper since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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