Illinois High School Basketball - Mendota ripped by LaSalle-Peru
December 14, 2023: Mendota, IL 61342 The LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers basketball team scored 59 points and held the host Mendota Trojans to 14 in the Cavaliers non-league triumph on Thursday.
The Cavaliers now sport a 6-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Pontiac for a non-league contest on Saturday, December 16. LaSalle-Peru will meet a Indians team coming off a 62-37 league loss to Bloomington Central Catholic (Bloomington, IL). The Indians record now stands at 5-7.
The Trojans (2-10) will now prepare for their contest against Earlville (Earlville, IL). The Red Raiders enter the non-league contest with a 2-8 record. In their last contest, Earlville was routed by St. Bede (Peru, IL), 53-13, in a non-league contest.