The Roanoke-Benson Rockets will face off against the Midland Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Roanoke-Benson has three straight wins, Midland has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Roanoke-Benson will bounce into Monday's game after beating Fieldcrest, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Roanoke-Benson came out on top against Fieldcrest by a score of 61-52 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Midland played a tough matchup on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 52-30 to Monmouth United. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Red Storm are ranked 129th).
Midland's loss dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Roanoke-Benson, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
Roanoke-Benson was able to grind out a solid victory over Midland when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 45-37. Will Roanoke-Benson repeat their success, or does Midland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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