East Central won the last time they faced SA Roosevelt, and things went their way on Friday too. The East Central Hornets put the hurt on the SA Roosevelt Rough Riders with a sharp 64-43 win. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 21 points or more this season.
SA Roosevelt lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Dakota Ford, who went 6 for 11 en route to 16 points. The dominant performance also gave Ford a new career-high in field goal percentage (55%). Another player making a difference was Maddie Castillo, who scored 13 points.
East Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points per game. As for SA Roosevelt, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Central has already played their next game (against SA Roosevelt), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for SA Roosevelt, they will head out to face off against Brandeis at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. SA Roosevelt is facing Brandeis at the right time seeing as Brandeis is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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