A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Roseville Tigers duke it out with the West Park Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday... Roseville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 70.5 points per game this season.
Roseville is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 70-64 heartbreaker at the hands of Del Oro. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 385th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 191st).
| 12/18/24 vs Del Oro | 4 |
| 12/14/24 vs Davis Sr. | 4 |
| 12/13/24 vs Del Oro | 3 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tyler Ritter, who went 5 of 11 en route to 14 points and four steals. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthias Howard, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Roseville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 83-52, which was the final score in West Park's tilt against Rocklin on Tuesday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Thunder recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Roseville's record now sits at 6-5. As for West Park, their record now sits at 6-4.
Roseville won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in January, slipping by West Park 68-67. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roseville 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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