
Rockets
| 12/13/24 vs Perry Traditional Academy | 39 |
| 12/06/24 @ West Middlesex | 34 |
| 01/17/25 vs Mercer | 29 |
| 12/27/24 vs Moniteau | 25 |
| 01/28/25 @ Farrell | 23 |
Slippery Rock hadn't done well against Farrell recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went the Slippery Rock Rockets' way against the Farrell Steelers as the Slippery Rock Rockets made off with a 65-42 victory. The Rockets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Farrell lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Malcolm Norman, who posted 20 points. The dominant performance also gave Norman a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Julius Phillips Jr, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.
Slippery Rock has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points per game. As for Farrell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.
Slippery Rock will head out on the road to take on Sharon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sharon's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games. As for Farrell, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Ursuline at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ursuline will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Farrell surely won't give up without a fight.
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