Illinois High School Basketball - East Peoria sneaks past Pekin
February 11, 2025: Pekin, IL 61554 The East Peoria Raiders (East Peoria, IL) basketball edged the host Pekin Dragons (Pekin, IL), 53-46 in Tuesday's league bout.
The Raiders now possess a 15-16 record. They play next when they host Peoria for a non-league bout on Saturday, February 15. East Peoria will play a Lions team coming off a 56-55 league win over Centennial (Champaign, IL). The Lions record now stands at 1-24.
With the loss, Pekin falls to 16-13 on the campaign. The Dragons travel to Lincoln (Lincoln, IL) to play the Railsplitters in a non-league bout on Thursday, February 13. The Railsplitters go into the bout with a record of 18-11. Lincoln won 39-21 in their recent league bout against Normal University (Normal, IL)