Rockwood is 1-9 against Harriman since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rockwood Tigers will be home for the holidays to greet the Harriman Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Rockwood and four for Harriman.
Last Tuesday, Rockwood came up short against Wartburg Central and fell 48-38. Rockwood has not had much luck with Wartburg Central recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Harriman was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 60-54 to Jellico.
Aaralyn Humphrey put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored nine points along with nine rebounds and seven assists. That's the first time this season that she pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Rose, who scored 12 points along with four steals.
Even though they lost, Harriman were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Rockwood bumped their record down to 3-5 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Harriman, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Rockwood was dealt a bruising 49-21 defeat at the hands of Harriman when the teams last played back in January. Can Rockwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
