Illinois High School Basketball - Bloomington can't hold off Pekin
December 17, 2022: Pekin, IL 61554 The Pekin Dragons basketball team scored 37 points and held the visiting Bloomington Purple Raiders to 32 in the Dragons non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Dragons now sport a 5-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Galesburg for a non-league contest on Tuesday, December 20. Pekin will battle a Silver Streaks team coming off a 59-27 non-league win over Bloomington (Bloomington, IL). The Silver Streaks record now stands at 10-3.
The Purple Raiders (1-11) will now prepare for their contest against Galesburg (Galesburg, IL). The Silver Streaks enter the non-league contest with a 9-3 record. In their last contest, Galesburg was nudged by Alleman (Rock Island, IL), 53-51, in a league contest.