Basketball Game Preview: Rochester Rockets vs. Morton Potters

Rockets

Points

02/08/25 vs Charleston	60
02/07/25 vs MacArthur	27
02/04/25 @ Triad	41
02/01/25 @ Glenwood	36
01/29/25 @ Springfield	54
+ 21 more games

The Rochester Rockets will head out to take on the Morton Potters at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rochester is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season.

Rochester will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 27 points on Friday, then bounced right back against Charleston on Saturday. Rochester came out on top against Charleston by a score of 60-50. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Trojans are ranked 361st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Rochester's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Eli Cox, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds. Khordell Gregory was another key player, going 5 of 9 to rack up 10 points.

Meanwhile, Morton made easy work of Richwoods on Tuesday and carried off a 78-56 victory. The Potters have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.

Morton is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points over those games. As for Rochester, their win bumped their record up to 17-9.