The Glencoe-Silver Lake Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Rockford Rockets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Glencoe-Silver Lake will be strutting in after a win while Rockford will be coming in after a loss.
Glencoe-Silver Lake put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Litchfield with a sharp 69-48 win. Given Glencoe-Silver Lake's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while Litchfield is ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rockford lost to Dassel-Cokato at home by a decisive 58-41 margin on Friday. Rockford has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The losing side was boosted by Rayna Johnson, who scored ten points.
Glencoe-Silver Lake is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Rockford, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season.
Glencoe-Silver Lake took their victory against Rockford in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 62-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glencoe-Silver Lake since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
