The MacArthur Generals are taking a road trip to challenge the Rochester Rockets at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (MacArthur has seven straight wins, Rochester has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, MacArthur blew past Champaign Central, posting a 67-37 victory. The Generals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Rochester had to suffer through a 69-27 loss at the hands of Springfield. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Senators are ranked 148th).
MacArthur pushed their record up to 20-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.8 points. As for Rochester, their loss dropped their record down to 8-19.
MacArthur beat Rochester 53-44 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rochester's Taylor Offer, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 20 points in addition to six assists and four steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will MacArthur still be able to contain Offer? There's only one way to find out.
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