A win for Roosevelt just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the Lincoln Tigers on the road and fell 62-17. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1159th, while the Tigers are ranked first).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ar'Jayla Elder, who earned 15 points. The match was Elder's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Jayla Culton was another key player, earning 11 points.
Roosevelt's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Lincoln, they pushed their record up to 19-0 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
The future could be bright for both Roosevelt and Lincoln: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Roosevelt will try to hand Conrad their seventh-straight defeat when the two meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Lincoln will look to extend Kimball's 11-game losing streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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