Rochester is 2-8 against Glenwood since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Rochester Rockets will head out to face off against the Glenwood Titans at 1:30 p.m. Rochester is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.9 points per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Rochester didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Springfield, but they still walked away with a 54-48 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
Rochester got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kai Bruce out in front who went 5 of 7 on his way to 15 points. Nate Swaney was another key player, putting up ten points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Glenwood had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 47-35 win over the Hearts. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Hearts are ranked 422nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Glenwood's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Rochester, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Rochester didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Glenwood when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 38-34 win. Does Rochester have another victory up their sleeve, or will Glenwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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