While it was all tied up 32-32 at halftime, Jefferson was not quite Rockford East's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 66-53 to the Rockford East E-Rabs. While losing is never fun, the J-Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 427th, while the E-Rabs are ranked 192nd).
Rockford East got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sterling Hoarde out in front who went 8 of 14 on his way to 22 points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Harper, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 17 points and five assists.
Jefferson is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. As for Rockford East, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
When Jefferson and Rockford East next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Jefferson will try to stop Belvidere North's three-game winning streak when the meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Similarly, Rockford East will try to stop Guilford's seven-game winning streak when the meet at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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