The Roosevelt Roughriders struggled with assists on Thursday (the Riverdale Ridge Ravens had nine more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Roosevelt fell 56-48 to Riverdale Ridge. While losing is never fun, Roosevelt can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while Riverdale Ridge is ranked 48th).
When it comes to explaining why Roosevelt lost, one person who can't be blamed is Seppe Salvatore. Despite the final result, he scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Salvatore has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Lucero, who scored 15 points along with three steals.
Riverdale Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dylan Nieto led the charge by scoring 14 points along with five assists and three steals. Another player making a difference was Gyaci Escobar, who scored 13 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Roosevelt and nudges their season record down to 5-18. As for Riverdale Ridge, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 20-3.
Roosevelt does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Riverdale Ridge, they will face off against The Classical Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Riverdale Ridge's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven matchups.
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