Illinois High School Basketball - Jefferson nudges East Peoria
November 24, 2023: East Peoria, IL 61611 In Friday's non-league outing, the Jefferson J-Hawks (Rockford, IL) basketball squad nipped the host East Peoria Raiders (East Peoria, IL), by a margin of 63-59.
The J-Hawks (2-3) will now prepare for their outing against Pekin (Pekin, IL). The Dragons go into the non-league outing with a 1-0 record. In their last outing, Pekin got by North Chicago (North Chicago, IL), 60-24, in a non-league outing.
The Raiders now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Dixon for a non-league outing on Saturday, November 25. East Peoria will clash with a Dukes & Duchesses squad coming off a 66-45 non-league win over Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe, IL). The Dukes & Duchesses record now stands at 1-0.
