Belvidere lost against Rockford Auburn back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Belvidere Bucs took a hard 67-48 fall against the Rockford Auburn Knights. While losing is never fun, the Bucs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Knights are ranked 121st).
Despite the loss, Belvidere still got an impressive performance from Emma Pierson, who went 9-for-22 to rack up 22 points and six steals. That was a full 45.8% of Belvidere's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kayla Beaudet, who earned eight points along with 12 rebounds and three steals.
Belvidere has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 16-13 record this season. As for Rockford Auburn, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Coming up, Belvidere will face off against Guilford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Guilford has four straight victories, Belvidere has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court. As for Rockford Auburn, they have already played their next contest, a 56-41 win against Hononegah on the 13th.
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