Roosevelt hasn't had much luck against Lincoln recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Roosevelt Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lincoln Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Roosevelt turned things around against Kimball on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Knights 45-15. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Mustangs have posted against the Knights since November 30, 2015.
Meanwhile, Lincoln had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 60 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 68-24 win over the Eagles. 68 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Roosevelt better focus on containing Jada Patterson and T'Anna Saddler as the pair were huge in Lincoln's win. Patterson posted 18 points, while Saddler put up 15 points. That's the most points Saddler has posted since back in November of 2024. Ar'Jayla Elder was another key player, putting up nine points.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 27-2 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.7 points per game. As for Roosevelt, their victory bumped their record up to 6-13.
Roosevelt was dealt a bruising 62-17 defeat at the hands of Lincoln when the teams last played back in December of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Roosevelt was down 35-10.
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