Rockland has won 12 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Mackay has won 12 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Rockland Bulldogs will be home for the holidays to greet the Mackay Miners at 7:00 p.m. Rockland has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games.
Rockland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 73-58 win over Challis on Thursday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Vikings are ranked 73rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Mackay's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell to Salmon 62-58.
Mackay's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Rockland, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Rockland strolled past Mackay when the teams last played back in January by a score of 63-47. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mackay's Kaizer Summers, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 12 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rockland still be able to contain Summers? There's only one way to find out.
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