Basketball Recap: Rock Island's Undefeated Season over After Five Games

If Rock Island was feeling good fresh off their 80-45 takedown of Galesburg on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rocks fell just short of the Moline Maroons by a score of 54-51 on Friday. The game marked the Rocks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Rock Island fell to 4-1. As for Moline, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rock Island and Sterling will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Moline, they will be home for the holidays to greet Orion at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.