Illinois High School Basketball - Pekin thwarted by Morton
December 16, 2016: Pekin, IL 61554 The Pekin Dragons basketball team (Pekin, IL), dropped 55-40 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Morton Potters (Morton, IL)
The Potters now possess a 8-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Centennial for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 27. Morton will confront a Chargers team coming off a 58-56 league loss to Normal University (Normal, IL). The Chargers record now stands at 2-8.
The Dragons (2-6) will now prepare for their battle against Peoria (Peoria, IL). The Lions come into the non-league battle with a 5-3 record. In their last battle, Peoria beat Manual (Peoria, IL), 72-59, in a league battle.