The Roanoke-Benson Rockets are taking a road trip to square off against the Heyworth Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Roanoke-Benson is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lexington on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Roanoke-Benson lost 62-36 to Lexington. 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 293rd, while the Minutemen are ranked 61st).
Meanwhile, Heyworth was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 55-46 to Seneca.
Roanoke-Benson's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Heyworth, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything went Roanoke-Benson's way against Heyworth in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, as Roanoke-Benson made off with a 67-43 victory. Will Roanoke-Benson repeat their success, or does Heyworth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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