Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Rochester Rockets (Rochester, IL) and the visiting Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones (Springfield, IL), saw Rochester's basketball squad hold off Sacred Heart-Griffin by a tally of 53-51.

With the victory, Rochester improves its record to 9-11 on the campaign. The Rockets host Jacksonville (Jacksonville, IL) to play the Crimsons in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 13. The Crimsons come into the challenge with a record of 9-9. Jacksonville lost 42-37 in their recent league challenge against Normal University (Normal, IL)

Next up, the Cyclones play the Belleville West Maroons (Belleville, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 13. Sacred Heart-Griffin will attempt to improve on its 7-8 season record. The Maroons come into the challenge with a 7-11 record after their 49-40 league loss to O'Fallon (O'Fallon, IL).