Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Rochester Rockets (Rochester, IL) and the visiting Normal University Pioneers (Normal, IL), saw Rochester's basketball squad overcome Normal University by a tally of 54-44.

With the victory, Rochester improves its record to 4-4 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Taylorville (Taylorville, IL) to confront the Tornadoes in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 17. The Tornadoes come into the challenge with a record of 0-10. Taylorville lost 63-57 in their recent league challenge against Mattoon (Mattoon, IL)

Next up, the Pioneers confront the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs (Mahomet, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 22. Normal University will attempt to improve on its 6-4 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 74-52 league win over Taylorville (Taylorville, IL).