After both having extra time off, the Roosevelt Roughriders and the Parkrose Broncos will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Roosevelt has three straight victories, Parkrose has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Monday, Roosevelt took their game with ease, bagging a 53-25 win over Battle Ground. The Roughriders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 27 points or more this season.
12/23/24 vs Battle Ground | 4 |
12/22/24 vs Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts | 6 |
12/21/24 vs Sandy | 7 |
12/13/24 @ David Douglas | 3 |
12/06/24 @ Lebanon | 7 |
Carolina Alonso was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Alonso is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Shaniya Denson was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
Roosevelt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 50-11, which was the final score in Parkrose's tilt against Estacada last Friday.
The victory got Roosevelt back to even at 3-3. As for Parkrose, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Roosevelt against Parkrose in their previous matchup back in December of 2017, as the team secured an 87-36 win. In that game, Roosevelt amassed a halftime lead of 48-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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