ROCK FALLS – A late second-quarter run put Rock Falls ahead of Oregon for the first time in a Monday night Big Northern Conference matchup at Tabor Gym. After the Hawks reclaimed the lead early in the third quarter, another run in the third put the Rockets in front for good in a 50-39 win.
Down 18-6 early in the second, the Rockets turned things up both defensively and offensively. Over the final 10 Oregon possessions of the first half, the Hawks shot 0-for-4 from the field and turned the ball over six times, including two steals by Booker Cross and one by Luke Akerman.