Rockford East hasn't had much luck against Harlem recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rockford East E-Rabs will face off against the Harlem Huskies at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rockford East is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game on Tuesday. They took a blow against Jefferson, falling 60-14. The E-Rabs were down 46-12 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Harlem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 42-37 heartbreaker at the hands of Guilford. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Vikings are ranked 86th).
Rockford East's defeat dropped their record down to 2-25. As for Harlem, their loss dropped their record down to 7-20.
Rockford East was dealt a bruising 64-12 defeat at the hands of Harlem in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rockford East was down 34-5.
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