The Rockford Rockets will head out to take on the Litchfield Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Rockford knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Litchfield likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Rockford came up short against Annandale and fell 79-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (58), the Rockets still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Litchfield escaped with a win on Friday against Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted by the margin of a single free throw, 59-58.
Litchfield has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-13 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points over those games. As for Rockford, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-10.
Rockford came up short against Litchfield in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 47-42. Can Rockford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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