The Rockford East E-Rabs will challenge the Huntley Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Rockford East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.5 points per game this season.
Rockford East proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 20) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Guilford, sneaking past 60-58.
MiKwan Marshall
| 02/19/25 @ Guilford | 70% |
| 02/14/25 vs Boylan Catholic | 33% |
| 02/13/25 vs Jefferson | 40% |
| 02/07/25 vs Harlem | 67% |
| 02/05/25 vs Belvidere | 40% |
| + 13 more games |
MiKwan Marshall went supernova for Rockford East, going 7-for-10 on his way to 20 points. What's more, Marshall also posted a 70% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in January. Tarion McFadden-Leach was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, Huntley didn't have quite enough to beat McHenry on Friday and fell 47-44. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Warriors are ranked 76th).
Rockford East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 19-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.2 points over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Huntley and nudges their season record down to 12-18.
Rockford East and Huntley were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February of 2023, but Rockford East came up empty-handed after a 49-48 loss. Will Rockford East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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