Basketball Game Preview: East Moline United Panthers vs. Rochelle Hubs

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Previous 4 Games

12/27/23 - Neutral	64-33 W
12/28/22 - Away	52-22 W
12/26/18 - Neutral	69-57 W
12/28/17 - Neutral	46-44 W

East Moline United is 4-0 against Rochelle since December of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Both will face off at 10:30 a.m. without much rest having both just played. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 13 consecutive losses dating back to last season for East Moline United and eight for Rochelle.

East Moline United's tournament run continued when they took on Alleman on Thursday. East Moline United came up short against Alleman, falling 42-16. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 523rd, while the Pioneers are ranked 43rd).

Meanwhile, Rochelle came up short against Rockford Christian on Thursday and fell 61-54.

Rochelle's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for East Moline United, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.

Everything came up roses for East Moline United against Rochelle in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 64-33 victory. Will East Moline United repeat their success, or does Rochelle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.