Illinois High School Basketball - Bloomington overwhelmed by Peoria
January 20, 2022: Bloomington, IL 61701 The Bloomington Purple Raiders basketball team (Bloomington, IL), was overwhelmed 60-25 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Peoria Lions (Peoria, IL)
The Lions now possess a 17-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Galesburg for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 22. Peoria will confront a Silver Streaks team coming off a 51-46 league loss to Geneseo (Geneseo, IL). The Silver Streaks record now stands at 17-6.
The Purple Raiders (8-10) will now prepare for their battle against Lincoln (Lincoln, IL). The Railsplitters come into the non-league battle with a 17-5 record. In their last battle, Lincoln was overwhelmed by Peoria (Peoria, IL), 52-44, in a non-league battle.