Jefferson is 2-8 against Rockford Auburn since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Jefferson J-Hawks will venture away from home to square off against the Rockford Auburn Knights at 7:15 p.m.
Jefferson is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 47-32 to Eastland.
Jefferson's loss came about despite a quality game from Abbie Bracius, who posted 21 points. That was a full 65.6% of Jefferson's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alanna Morehead, who earned nine points.
While Rockford Auburn didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Belvidere North, posting a 52-23 win. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Blue Thunder are ranked 425th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rockford Auburn is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Jefferson came up short against Rockford Auburn when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 51-39. Can Jefferson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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