The Maroa-Forsyth Trojans will face off against the Rochester Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Maroa-Forsyth easily dispatched St. Teresa on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Maroa-Forsyth fell just short of Monticello by a score of 48-45 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Trojans have suffered since February 9, 2024.
Meanwhile, Rochester didn't have too much trouble with Jacksonville on Saturday as they won 63-46. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Crimsons are ranked 313th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rochester is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for Maroa-Forsyth, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Maroa-Forsyth strolled past Rochester in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 48-34. Will Maroa-Forsyth repeat their success, or does Rochester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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