Illinois High School Basketball - Pekin thwarts Washington
January 23, 2024: Pekin, IL 61554 The Pekin Dragons (Pekin, IL) basketball knocked off the visiting Washington Panthers (Washington, IL), 49-41 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Dragons (11-6) will now prepare for their test against Morton (Morton, IL). The Potters go into the Mid-Illini test with a 20-3 record. In their last test, Morton went down by Metamora (Metamora, IL), 67-48, in a league test.
The Panthers now own a 10-11 record. They play next when they host Limestone for a Mid-Illini test on Friday, January 26. Washington will encounter a Rockets squad coming off a 71-56 league loss to Dunlap (Dunlap, IL). The Rockets record now stands at 5-14.