Basketball Preview: Geneseo Maple Leafs vs. Rock Island Rocks
Geneseo is 8-2 against Rock Island since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Geneseo Maple Leafs will venture away from home to face off against the Rock Island Rocks at 1:30 p.m.
Geneseo is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Quincy on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Geneseo was dealt a 72-19 defeat at the hands of Quincy. The loss continues a trend for the Maple Leafs in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Rock Island waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Panthers 57-26. Given the Rocks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Panthers are ranked 434th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rock Island pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Geneseo, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Geneseo came up short against Rock Island in their previous matchup back in January, falling 53-43. Can Geneseo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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