The Rockford Christian Royal Lions will face off against the Newman Central Catholic Comets at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Rockford Christian will be strutting in after a win while Newman Central Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
Rockford Christian will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Winnebago, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Rockford Christian strolled past Winnebago with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 47-31.
It was another big night for Shea Ludwig, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 boards. She is becoming a predictor of Rockford Christian's success: when she posts at least ten rebounds the team is 12-6 (and 1-2 when she doesn't). Josie Becker was another key player, putting up five points along with six assists and six boards.
Rockford Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Newman Central Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a hard 56-42 fall against Stillman Valley. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Cardinals are ranked 22nd).
Rockford Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Newman Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 20-8.
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