Illinois High School Basketball - Peoria fells Bloomington
December 5, 2024: Peoria, IL 61604 The Peoria Lions basketball team scored 68 points and limited the visiting Bloomington Purple Raiders to 56 in the Lions league triumph on Thursday.
The Lions now possess a 5-0 record. They play next when they travel to East St. Louis for a non-league game on Saturday, December 7. Peoria will confront a Flyers team coming off a 70-61 non-league loss to Normandy (St. Louis, MO). The Flyers record now stands at 3-2.
With the loss, Bloomington falls to 0-5 on the campaign. The Purple raiders host Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL) to confront the Hawks in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 10. The Hawks go into the game with a record of 3-2.