Eastside Catholic was the 69-68 winner over Roosevelt when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Eastside Catholic Crusaders fell just short of the Roosevelt Roughriders by a score of 59-56 on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Crusaders came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Roughriders are ranked 85th).
Roosevelt can attribute much of their success to Elliot (EJ) Sommers, who posted 20 points. Anthony Washington was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Eastside Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season. As for Roosevelt, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.
Eastside Catholic will square off against Nathan Hale at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Eastside Catholic is facing Nathan Hale at the right time seeing as Nathan Hale is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Roosevelt, they will face off against West Seattle at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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