Rockford East is 9-1 against Belvidere since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rockford East E-Rabs will head out on the road to challenge the Belvidere Bucs at 7:15 p.m. Rockford East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.8 points per game this season.
Last Wednesday, everything came up roses for Rockford East against Belvidere North as the team secured a 74-39 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the E-Rabs.
Brian Harper continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8 for 10 en route to 22 points plus five rebounds and three steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sterling Hoarde, who went 6 for 11 en route to 14 points plus eight rebounds.
Rockford East smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Belvidere entered their contest against Freeport on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Belvidere fell 80-68 to Freeport. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Bucs still had to take the loss.
Belvidere's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Rockford East, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Rockford East was able to grind out a solid victory over Belvidere when the teams last played back in January, winning 60-53. Does Rockford East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Belvidere turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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