The Decatur Eisenhower Panthers will challenge the Rochester Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a proper cat-fight when Decatur Eisenhower faced off against Edwardsville on Wednesday. Decatur Eisenhower took a 62-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Edwardsville. 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 120th, while the Tigers are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Rochester didn't have too much trouble with Jacksonville on Saturday as they won 63-46. The Rockets pushed the score to 52-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crimsons cut but never quite recovered from.
Rochester's win came from a few key players Decatur Eisenhower will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Khordell Gregory, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points along with five assists and five boards. Kai Bruce was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 16 points.
Rochester has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for Decatur Eisenhower, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season.
Decatur Eisenhower beat Rochester 70-57 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Does Decatur Eisenhower have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rochester turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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