The Rock Falls Rockets will challenge the Riverdale Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Rock Falls is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Oregon 58-38. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 159th in Illinois, while the Hawks are ranked 366th in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Riverdale waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Storm by a score of 68-59.
Rock Falls is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points over those games. Riverdale's victory bumped their record up to 21-9.
Rock Falls suffered a grim 71-47 defeat to Riverdale when the teams last played back in February of 2022. Can Rock Falls avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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