Rochelle is 1-9 against Ottawa since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Rochelle Hubs will get right back to it and host the Ottawa Pirates at 7:00 p.m.
On Monday, Rochelle came up short against Sandwich and fell 42-30.
Meanwhile, Ottawa had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They took down the Spartans 43-26. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Spartans are ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ottawa's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points over those games. As for Rochelle, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-20.
Things could have been worse for Rochelle, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 57-38 loss to Ottawa in their previous meeting back in January. Will Rochelle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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