Rivalry Knight in Mount Prospect

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nothing like a friendly rivalry to start off a weekend in December. The Rolling Meadows Mustangs traveled to the Jean Walker Fieldhouse to take on the Prospect Knights. Pre-game warmups showcased both teams sporting bright pink “Women Can Hoop 2” shirts. Gina Falls and Julia Rauru created the shirts for a Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) project. Falls and Rauru are two members of the Prospect Girls' Basketball team whose project revolves around promoting equity in women's basketball. A show of solidarity before one of the biggest basketball rivalries in the Mid Suburban League East Conference ended at tip-off. The game did not dissapoint. Both teams showed grit, fight and hustle. In the end, Rolling Meadows came up on top with a 43-42 win in the final seconds of the game. 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