Roseville Faces Rocori In Breakdown Tip-Off Classic

ROSEVILLE PATCH GAME OF THE WEEK

Boy’s Basketball
Roseville (1-0, 0-0 Suburban East Conference) vs. Rocori (1-0, 0-0 Central Lakes Conference)

CHEAT SHEET
SITE: Minnetonka – Breakdown Tip-Off Classic
TIME: 10:30 a.m. Saturday
LAST MEETING: This is the first meeting between the two schools.

ON THE LINE
The Raiders have a high-scoring offense that scored 97 points in the season opener. They tied for the Suburban East title with Cretin Derham Hall, who they lost to in the second round of the Section 4AAAA semifinals as they finished 22-6 overall and 15-3 in conference play. The Raiders must replace Lucas Brown, who is a freshman at Wofford. Rocori is ranked fourth in Class 3A. The Spartans finished 17-10 and were third in the Central Lakes Conference with a 12-6 mark.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Mackenzie Johnson - Roseville guard
The junior three-point threat scored a team-best 24 points in their season-opening win over Irondale.

Jonah Eisenschenk – Rocori forward
The senior averaged 22 points per game last season.

SKIPPERS WIN IF...
They can continue to get balanced scoring from their up-tempo offense.

SPARTANS WIN IF...
They can slow down the Raiders’ fast break. Roseville wants to run, so the Spartans will want to make it more of a half-court game.