Illinois High School Basketball - Rochester sneaks past Sacred Heart-Griffin
January 17, 2025: Springfield, IL 62702 The Rochester Rockets (Rochester, IL) basketball edged the host Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones (Springfield, IL), 67-66 in Friday's league bout.
The Rockets now possess a 13-5 record. They play next when they travel to Jacksonville for a Central State Eight bout on Saturday, January 18. Rochester will play a Crimsons team coming off a 55-38 league loss to Glenwood (Chatham, IL). The Crimsons record now stands at 5-11.
With the loss, Sacred Heart-Griffin falls to 11-8 on the campaign. The Cyclones travel to Metamora (Metamora, IL) to play the Redbirds in a non-league bout on Monday, January 20. The Redbirds go into the bout with a record of 17-4. Metamora won 69-52 in their recent league bout against Dunlap (Dunlap, IL)