The Rock Island Rocks basketball team (Rock Island, IL), was nudged 34-32 in Saturday's league battle with the host Geneseo Maple Leafs (Geneseo, IL)

The Maple Leafs now possess a 4-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sterling for a Western Big 6 battle on Thursday, December 7. Geneseo will confront a Golden Warriors team coming off a 52-29 league loss to Quincy (Quincy, IL). The Golden Warriors record now stands at 2-4.

The Rocks (4-4) will now prepare for their battle against Normal Community (Normal, IL). The Ironmen come into the non-league battle with a 6-1 record. In their last battle, Normal Community was nudged by O'Fallon (O'Fallon, IL), 56-42, in a non-league battle.