Basketball Recap: Rockford Christian Comes Up Short

Rockford Christian suffered their closest defeat since December 29, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of the Winnebago Indians by a score of 51-49. The matchup marked the Royal Lions' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Rockford Christian's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 23-3. As for Winnebago, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-15.

Looking ahead, Rockford Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against LaSalle-Peru at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Winnebago, they will also get right back to it: they'll square off against Princeton at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.