Basketball Recap: Rockridge Has No Trouble Against Rock Falls

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Moline, Rockridge was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Rock Falls Rockets with a sharp 62-41 win. The contest marked Rockridge's most dominant victory of the season so far.

Rockets

Previous 5 Games (Home)

12/19/24 vs Rock Falls	62-41
12/13/24 vs Riverdale	63-44
02/15/24 vs Alleman	57-21
02/08/24 vs Orion	69-37
02/06/24 vs Erie-Prophetstown	74-41

Rockridge's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.2 points. As for Rock Falls, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2.

Rockridge won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Mercer County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rock Falls will take on East Dubuque in a holiday battle at at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday.