Having just played yesterday, the Eureka Hornets will jump right back in to play the Rochester Rockets at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Eureka took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley with points to spare, taking the game 59-42.
Meanwhile, Rochester unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 70-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Decatur Eisenhower. The match was a 31-31 toss-up at halftime, but the Rockets couldn't quite close it out.
Eureka is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Rochester, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4.
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