The Rock Island Rocks will square off against the Pekin Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Rock Island's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches.
Rock Island took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They secured a 58-53 W over Quincy. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Rocks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Blue Devils are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Pekin didn't have too much trouble with Streator on Friday as they won 59-43.
Rock Island's win was their 17th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.5 points over those games. As for Pekin, their victory bumped their record up to 10-18.
Rock Island came up short against Pekin when the teams last played back in March of 2019, falling 51-44. Can Rock Island avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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