Basketball Game Preview: Rockwood Rockets vs. Windber Ramblers

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2024, 4:46am

Preview: Rockwood Rockets vs. Windber Ramblers

Rockwood has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Windber Ramblers at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Rockwood posted their biggest victory yet this season on Tuesday. They blew past Shade 57-30 at home.

Meanwhile, Windber stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 57-26 victory over Glendale at home. Winning may never get old, but Windber sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

Windber's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mariah Andrews, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds, and Kaylie Gaye, who scored 16 points along with two steals. Gaye has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Angel James was another key contributor, scoring four points along with five rebounds.

Rockwood's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Windber, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.

Rockwood was taken down by Windber 59-30 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Rockwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.