The Springfield Senators will challenge the Rochester Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Springfield will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Springfield Southeast on Thursday. Springfield simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Springfield Southeast 66-31. Given the Senators' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Spartans are ranked 538th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rochester was able to grind out a solid win over Taylorville on Tuesday, taking the game 59-46.
Rochester is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for Springfield, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.
Springfield couldn't quite finish off Rochester in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 53-50. Can Springfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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