Illinois High School Basketball - Rochester overwhelms Charleston
February 3, 2024: Charleston, IL 61920 Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Rochester Rockets (Rochester, IL) and the host Charleston Trojans (Charleston, IL), saw Rochester's basketball squad wallop Charleston by a tally of 61-38.
With the victory, Rochester improves its record to 12-16 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Springfield (Springfield, IL) to confront the Senators in a Central State Eight challenge on Friday, February 9. The Senators come into the challenge with a record of 5-18. Springfield won 57-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Mattoon (Mattoon, IL)
Next up, the Trojans confront the Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) in a Apollo challenge, on Tuesday, February 6. Charleston will attempt to improve on its 10-15 season record. The Flaming Hearts come into the challenge with a 3-24 record after their 79-46 league loss to Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL).