The Limestone Rockets will head out on the road to take on the Canton Little Giants at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Canton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Limestone, who comes in off a win.
Limestone is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging a 79-52 victory over Delavan. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Panthers are ranked 538th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Canton was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 47-41 to Macomb. That's two games in a row now that the Little Giants have lost by exactly six points.
The win made it two in a row for Limestone and bumps their season record up to 13-15. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.5 points over those games. As for Canton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-17.
Everything went Limestone's way against Canton in their previous meeting back in January, as Limestone made off with a 62-39 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Limestone since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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