The Rushville-Industry Rockets lost against the Illini West Chargers back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Rushville-Industry fell to Illini West 54-49. Rushville-Industry has not had much luck with Illini West recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Illini West found their leader in underclassman Wesley Robertson, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Robertson hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Colby Robertson was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with eight assists.
Rushville-Industry has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-16 record this season. As for Illini West, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rushville-Industry will face off against Bushnell-Prairie City at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Rushville-Industry is facing Bushnell-Prairie City at the right time seeing as Bushnell-Prairie City is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Illini West, they will head out on the road to challenge Fort Madison at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Illini West focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Tuesday.
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