Geneseo is 1-9 against Rock Island since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Geneseo Maple Leafs will look to defend their home court against the Rock Island Rocks at 7:00 p.m.
Geneseo is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They were beaten by Riverdale 57-27. While losing is never fun, the Maple Leafs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 604th, while the Rams are ranked 157th).
Meanwhile, Rock Island put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 57-48 victory over Normal Community. The 57-point effort marked the Rocks' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Rock Island pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Geneseo, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Geneseo took a serious blow against Rock Island in their previous matchup back in February, falling 85-37. Can Geneseo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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