BROCK — As a general rule of thumb, rivalries can often trump the expected. And in Friday’s District 7-3A doubleheader between Brock and Peaster, the two archrivals gave two prime examples of this with a mild upset, followed by a near miss of what would have been a statewide shocker.

Brock (22-8, 6-2) swept the doubleheader, beginning with a 52-37 win by the girls to hand first-place Peaster (15-7, 7-1) its first loss in league play The win avenged a 41-38 loss to PHS on December 11 and pulled the Lady Eagles within a game of first place in the league standings. 

The top-ranked Brock boys (20-5, 5-0) followed with a narrow 66-60 win that saw them trailing the Greyhounds 53-52 before pulling away with a 14-7 spurt through the final three minutes of action.