On Thursday, SA Roosevelt took a serious blow against Ellison, falling 75-35. While losing is never fun, SA Roosevelt can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 586th, while Ellison is ranked 29th).
Several Rough Riders players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ethan Liserio, who scored 6 points. Carmelo Martinez was another key contributor, scoring 2 points along with 5 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for SA Roosevelt and nudges their season record down to 6-10. As for Ellison, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
SA Roosevelt will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Coppell at 9:00 a.m. on December 8th. One thing working in Coppell's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four contests. As for Ellison, they will take on Manor at 12:00 p.m. on Friday.
