The Roanoke-Benson Rockets basketball team scored 40 points and limited the visiting Pawnee/Calvary/Lutheran to 23 in the Rockets non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Rockets now have a 12-2 record. They play next when they travel to Deer Creek-Mackinaw for a non-league game on Friday, December 27. Roanoke-Benson will confront a Chiefs team coming off a 64-35 non-league win over Auburn (Auburn, IL). The Chiefs record now stands at 11-2.

With the loss, Pawnee/Calvary/Lutheran falls to 8-7 on the campaign. The travel to Auburn (Auburn, IL) to confront the Trojans in a non-league game on Friday, December 27. The Trojans go into the game with a record of 7-5. Auburn won 55-20 in their recent non-league game against Bunker Hill (Bunker Hill, IL)