The Rockford Auburn Knights and the Rockford East E-Rabs will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Rockford Auburn will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 26-point drubbing they dealt Harlem on Friday. Rockford Auburn blew past Harlem 81-55. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Huskies are ranked 346th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Rockford East's strategy against Freeport on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Rockford East blew Freeport out of the water with a 78-38 final score. The E-Rabs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 31 points or more this season.
Rockford Auburn's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.2 points. As for Rockford East, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 9-7.
Everything went Rockford Auburn's way against Rockford East when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Rockford Auburn made off with a 64-43 victory. Does Rockford Auburn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rockford East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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