Rockford Auburn was the 59-57 winner over Rockford East when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Rockford Auburn Knights fell 68-60 to the Rockford East E-Rabs on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (56), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Rockford Auburn's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tazheer Henderson, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Champ Parker, who posted 15 points and three steals.
It was another big night for Sterling Hoarde, who shot 4-for-7 from deep and dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards for Rockford East. The team also got some help courtesy of Marquis Goldsmith, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Rockford Auburn is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-10. As for Rockford East, they pushed their record up to 13-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Rockford Auburn didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-44 defeat against DeKalb on the 25th. As for Rockford East, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 58-43 win against Hononegah on the 29th.
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