Illinois High School Basketball - Peoria topples Thornton
November 26, 2022: Peoria, IL 61604 In Saturday's non-league outing, the Peoria Lions (Peoria, IL) basketball squad beat the visiting Thornton Wildcats (Harvey, IL), by a count of 62-48.
The Lions (2-1) will now prepare for their outing against Champaign Central (Champaign, IL). The Maroons go into the Big Twelve outing with a 0-0 record.
The Wildcats now hold a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Bloom for a Southland outing on Friday, December 2. Thornton will clash with a Blazing Trojan squad coming off a 75-51 non-league win over Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor, IL). The Blazing Trojan record now stands at 3-1.