Illinois High School Basketball - Limestone thwarts Pekin
December 26, 2024: Pekin, IL 61554 The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Limestone Rockets (Bartonville, IL) and the host Pekin Dragons (Pekin, IL), observed Limestone's basketball team knock off Pekin by a score of 54-38.
The Rockets (7-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Springfield Southeast (Springfield, IL). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 11-2 record. In their last challenge, Springfield Southeast was knocked off by Pekin (Pekin, IL), 53-51, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Dragons encounter the Manual Rams (Peoria, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Pekin will attempt to improve on its 6-8 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 9-4 record after their 63-51 non-league win over Limestone (Bartonville, IL).