The Rock Falls Rockets will challenge the Eastland Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rock Falls is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Rock Falls is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Dixon on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Rockets took a blow against the Dukes & Duchesses, falling 57-22. 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 505th, while the Dukes & Duchesses are ranked 23rd).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Miley Bickett, who posted ten points and five rebounds. That was a full 45.5% of Rock Falls' points, marking the fifth time in a row Bickett has put up more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Eastland came up short against Orangeville on Monday and fell 42-33.
Rock Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 3-22. As for Eastland, their loss dropped their record down to 22-6.
Rock Falls might still be hurting after the 59-39 defeat they got from Eastland in their previous matchup back in February of 2025. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Rockets were down 37-15.
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