After four games on the road, Roma is heading back home. They will take on the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mission Veterans Memorial took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Roma, who comes in off a win.
In what's become a running theme this season, Roma gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They claimed a resounding 60-14 victory over Juarez-Lincoln on the road. Given Roma's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 652nd, while Juarez-Lincoln is ranked 1437th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mission Veterans Memorial's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their sixth straight loss. They were outmatched by Palmview at home and fell 49-22. Mission Veterans Memorial has not had much luck with Palmview recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Roma's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 22-10. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season.
Roma didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Mission Veterans Memorial when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 38-32 victory. Does Roma have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mission Veterans Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
