The Roosevelt Roughriders are taking a road trip to take on the Nathan Hale Raiders at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Roosevelt will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating West Seattle, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Roosevelt enjoyed a cozy 56-40 victory over West Seattle on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Roughriders.
It was another big night for Anthony Washington, who posted 18 points. Another player making a difference was Elliot (EJ) Sommers, who put up 11 points.
Meanwhile, Nathan Hale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They lost to Eastside Catholic on the road by a 83-64 margin. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Crusaders are ranked 31st).
Roosevelt's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 9-10. As for Nathan Hale, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
Roosevelt strolled past Nathan Hale in their previous meeting on January 13th by a score of 71-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roosevelt since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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