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Roosevelt wilting under LC pressure

Posted by Vince

March 1, 2007 4:39 p.m. • 0 comments

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

To combat pressure, you have to be a good passing team. The Roosevelt Rough Riders are not a good passing team. Ergo, the Lewis and Clark pressure is getting to them.

The undefeated Rough Riders haven’t been tested that much this season and probably haven’t been behind nine points in the first quarter. But that’s where they find themselves, all because they couldn’t handle LC’s pressure.

That pressure not only forced turnovers, it caused poor decisions, especially by Roosevelt point guard Ariel Evans, who picked up two quick fouls. She’s playing, but must not pick up her third or Roosevelt is in trouble.