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| 01/29/25 - Home | 48-54 L |
| 02/09/24 - Home | 50-53 L |
| 01/24/24 - Away | 52-53 L |
| 02/18/23 - Away | 58-48 W |
| 01/20/23 - Away | 44-45 L |
| + 5 more games |
Springfield and Rochester are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. The Springfield Senators will square off against the Rochester Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Springfield's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
Springfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 96-44 win over Cahokia. Given the Senators' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Comanches are ranked 242nd), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after only 27 points in their last game, Rochester made sure to put some points up on the board against Charleston on Saturday. Rochester walked away with a 60-50 victory over Charleston.
Rochester's win came from a few key players Springfield will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Eli Cox, who went 6-for-11 on his way to 15 points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Khordell Gregory, who went 5-for-9 en route to 10 points.
Springfield has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points over those games. As for Rochester, their win bumped their record up to 17-9.
Springfield came up short against Rochester in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 54-48. Can Springfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
