Illinois High School Basketball - Springfield can't hold off Rochester
January 20, 2023: Rochester, IL 62563 The Springfield Senators basketball team (Springfield, IL), was nudged 45-44 in Friday's league battle with the host Rochester Rockets (Rochester, IL)
The Rockets now possess a 12-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Pleasant Plains for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 21. Rochester will battle a Cardinals team coming off a 54-34 league win over Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL). The Cardinals record now stands at 15-3.
The Senators (8-15) will now prepare for their battle against Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL). The Cyclones come into the Central State Eight battle with a 19-2 record. In their last battle, Sacred Heart-Griffin was nudged by Winter Haven (Winter Haven, FL), 62-53, in a non-league battle.