The Roanoke-Benson Rockets and the Calvary Saints will round out the year against one another at at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Roanoke-Benson was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 61-55 to Olympia. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 519th, while the Spartans are ranked 257th).
Meanwhile, Calvary earned a 45-33 win over Athens on Monday. The 45-point effort marked the Saints' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Calvary has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Roanoke-Benson, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Roanoke-Benson came up short against Calvary when the teams last played back in December of 2015, falling 51-40. Can Roanoke-Benson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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