Illinois High School Basketball - Rochester overwhelms Taylorville
December 29, 2022: Taylorville, IL 62568 Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Rochester Rockets (Rochester, IL) and the host Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL), saw Rochester's basketball squad wallop Taylorville by a tally of 76-48.
With the victory, Rochester improves its record to 8-6 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Springfield (Springfield, IL) to confront the Senators in a Central State Eight challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Senators come into the challenge with a record of 5-10. Springfield lost 56-45 in their recent non-league challenge against Joliet Central (Joliet, IL)
Next up, the Tornadoes confront the Marian Catholic Spartans (Chicago Heights, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 6. Taylorville will attempt to improve on its 1-15 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 10-5 record after their 43-30 non-league win over DePaul College Prep (Chicago, IL).