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CantonPekin
Little Giants
23
Dragons
42

The Pekin (IL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Canton (IL) by a score of 42-23.

Game Details: Pekin Community High School

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Canton----23
Pekin----42
Final score provided by C. Juska.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Pekin tops Canton

December 19, 2023: Pekin, IL 61554

Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Pekin Dragons (Pekin, IL) and the visiting Canton Little Giants (Canton, IL), saw Pekin's basketball squad knock off Canton by a count of 42-23.

With the victory, Pekin upgrades its record to 7-4 on the campaign. The Dragons travel to Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago, IL) to play the Caravan in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, December 27. The Caravan come into the challenge with a record of 11-2.

Next up, the Little Giants play the Macomb Bombers (Macomb, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 22. Canton will attempt to upgrade on its 4-6 season record. The Bombers come into the challenge with a 9-3 record after their 63-43 non-league win over Argenta-Oreana (Argenta, IL).

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Rankings & Records

Canton (23-24)

ILClass
442122
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
9-210-131-85-113-2.300.0001,1951,567

Pekin (23-24)

ILClass
13868
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
17-109-510-66-31-1.630.6431,3251,282

Team Scoring Averages

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Canton		10.39.313.713.739.8
Pekin		14.011.513.011.049.1

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Head-to-Head

  • Pekin won on 12/19/2023
    12/19 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Canton----23
    Pekin----42

    The Canton (IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Pekin (IL) by a score of 42-23.

    Box score
  • Pekin won on 2/3/2024
    2/3 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Pekin----48
    Canton----31

    The Pekin (IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference game against Canton (IL) by a score of 48-31.

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Canton1-12Pekin8-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/2/23MortonCanton(L) 76-2312/12/23MortonPekin(L) 62-42
1/19/24CantonMorton(L) 73-361/26/24PekinMorton(L) 66-37
12/8/23CantonEast Peoria(L) 54-321/12/24East PeoriaPekin(W) 52-48
1/23/24East PeoriaCanton(L) 65-502/13/24PekinEast Peoria(W) 54-42
12/12/23MetamoraCanton(L) 64-2012/15/23PekinMetamora(L) 76-57
1/26/24CantonMetamora(L) 69-161/31/24MetamoraPekin(L) 45-42
12/15/23CantonDunlap(L) 58-3711/30/23DunlapPekin(W) 54-53
1/31/24DunlapCanton(L) 68-521/20/24PekinDunlap(W) 49-46
1/2/24CantonDelavan(W) 40-3112/6/23DelavanPekin(W) 60-46
1/5/24CantonWashington(L) 58-2712/8/23PekinWashington(L) 55-44
2/9/24WashingtonCanton(L) 56-281/23/24WashingtonPekin(W) 49-41
1/12/24LimestoneCanton(L) 63-561/6/24PekinLimestone(W) 61-48
2/13/24CantonLimestone(L) 52-362/9/24LimestonePekin(W) 57-31

Record Breakdown

Canton (23-24)

Pekin (23-24)
9-21
Overall
17-10
0-13
League
9-5
6-5
Non-League
5-1
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
1-12
Common Opponent
8-5
1-8
Home
10-6
5-11
Away
6-3
3-2
Neutral
1-1
0-0
Playoff
0-1
9-21
In-State
17-10
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0