Basketball Game Preview: Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones vs. Rochester Rockets

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Previous Games

02/13/24 - Home	42-54 L
01/12/24 - Away	51-53 L
02/03/23 - Home	59-44 W
12/13/22 - Away	58-26 W
01/28/22 - Away	75-48 W
+ 5 more games

Sacred Heart-Griffin is 8-2 against Rochester since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones will look to defend their home court against the Rochester Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Rochester took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Sacred Heart-Griffin, who comes in off a win.

Sacred Heart-Griffin took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They secured a 56-51 W over Bloomington Central Catholic.

Meanwhile, Rochester was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 47-42 to Lanphier. The contest marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Sacred Heart-Griffin will need focus on slowing down Eli Cox, one of several Rochester players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds. Those 14 boards gave Cox a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Khorbin Gregory, who posted nine points and three steals.

Sacred Heart-Griffin's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Rochester, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.

Sacred Heart-Griffin came up short against Rochester when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 54-42. Can Sacred Heart-Griffin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.