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The Pekin (IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's home conference game against Metamora (IL) by a score of 49-40.

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Metamora----40
Pekin----49
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Pekin thwarts Metamora

January 27, 2024: Pekin, IL 61554

The Pekin Dragons (Pekin, IL) basketball knocked off the visiting Metamora Redbirds (Metamora, IL), 49-40 in Saturday's league test.

The Dragons (10-13) will now prepare for their test against Canton (Canton, IL). The Little Giants go into the Mid-Illini test with a 20-7 record. In their last test, Canton notched a victory over Dunlap (Dunlap, IL), 59-43, in a league test.

The Redbirds now own a 10-17 record. They play next when they travel to Limestone for a Mid-Illini contest on Tuesday, January 30. Metamora will battle a Rockets team coming off a 57-42 league loss to Morton (Morton, IL). The Rockets record now stands at 10-15.

Rankings & Records

Metamora (23-24)

ILClass
16643
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
12-203-114-85-83-4.375.2141,4921,579

Pekin (23-24)

ILClass
17466
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
12-174-106-93-73-1.414.2861,0531,289

Team Scoring Averages

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Metamora
11.59.811.813.546.6
Pekin
8.46.88.68.436.3

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Head-to-Head

  • Pekin won on 12/30/2023
    12/30 @ 12pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Pekin----45
    Metamora----42

    The Pekin (IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference game against Metamora (IL) by a score of 45-42.

  • Pekin won on 1/27/2024
    1/27 @ 1:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Metamora----40
    Pekin----49

    The Metamora (IL) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's away conference game against Pekin (IL) by a score of 49-40.

Record Breakdown

Metamora (23-24)

Pekin (23-24)

12-20
Overall
12-17
3-11
League
4-10
3-3
Non-League
5-5
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
4-16
Common Opponent
5-13
4-8
Home
6-9
5-8
Away
3-7
3-4
Neutral
3-1
1-1
Playoff
0-1
12-20
In-State
11-17
0-0
Out-of-State
1-0