Basketball Recap: Rockridge Piles Up the Points Against Illini West

Rockets

Margin (Wins)

12/20/24 vs Mercer County	31
12/27/24 vs Illini West	29
12/21/24 vs Peoria Notre Dame	23
12/19/24 vs Rock Falls	21
12/17/24 @ Moline	-23

Rockridge entered their tilt with Illini West on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They claimed a resounding 65-36 win over the Illini West Chargers. The Rockets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season.

Illini West lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Wesley Robertson, who posted eight points. Another player making a difference was Tre Neiderman, who had five points.

Rockridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for Illini West, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-4.

Rockridge has already played their next contest, a 73-63 victory against Peoria Christian on the 28th. As for Illini West, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 48-43 win against Monmouth-Roseville on the 28th.