Roosevelt is 0-6 against Severance since February of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Roosevelt Roughriders will take on the Severance Silver Knights at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Roosevelt came up short against Mountain View and fell 72-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (59), the Roughriders still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Severance). They enjoyed a cozy 63-49 victory over Thompson Valley on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Silver Knights as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Severance's win came from a few key players Roosevelt will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Damarii Wright, who went 8 of 13 on his way to 19 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Powell, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds.
Severance now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Roosevelt, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-4.
Roosevelt came up short against Severance in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 69-57. Can Roosevelt avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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