Having just played yesterday, the Rockford East E-Rabs will head out on the road to face off against the Rockford Auburn Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Rockford East is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Freeport: they outscored them in every quarter. 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 contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-13.
Meanwhile, Rockford Auburn got the win against Harlem on Friday by a conclusive 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.
Rockford Auburn pushed their record up to 10-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for Rockford East, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 9-7.
Rockford East suffered a grim 64-43 defeat to Rockford Auburn when the teams last played back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rockford Auburn's Amir Danforth, who went 10 for 22 on his way to 29 points. Now that Rockford East knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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