The Rock Island Rocks will venture away from home to take on the Sterling Golden Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rock Island will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Galesburg, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Rock Island had just enough and edged Galesburg out 50-47. The win was all the more spectacular given the Rocks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Silver Streaks are ranked 39th).
Meanwhile, Sterling had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Maroons as they made off with a 64-40 victory. The Golden Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matches by 21 points or more this season.
Rock Island pushed their record up to 13-14 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points over those games. As for Sterling, their record is now 25-5.
Rock Island couldn't quite finish off Sterling when the teams last played back in January and fell 60-57. Can Rock Island avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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