Basketball Game Preview: Rockford Warriors vs. Tripoli Panthers

Rockford is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Tripoli a 15-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Rockford Warriors will welcome the Tripoli Panthers at 8:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Last Tuesday, Rockford might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Riceville an easy 66-44 win.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-37, which was the final score in Tripoli's tilt against Waterloo Christian on Tuesday.

Tripoli's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Rockford, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-7.

Rockford was able to grind out a solid victory over Tripoli in their previous meeting back in January, winning 63-53. Does Rockford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tripoli turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.