The Roosevelt Roughriders and the St. John's Cadets squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Roosevelt Roughriders had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a rough 74-45 loss at the hands of the Cadets. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Roosevelt of the 66-47 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2017.
Roosevelt's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Richard Hall, who scored 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriel Hudgens, who scored 12 points.
Roosevelt's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-8. As for St. John's, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season.
Roosevelt does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. John's, they will square off against Jackson-Reed at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Jackson-Reed will roll in looking for their 21st straight win, something St. John's surely won't give up without a fight.
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