The East Peoria Raiders basketball team scored 71 points and limited the visiting Peoria Lions to 66 in the Raiders non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Raiders now possess a 10-2 record. They play next when they host Pontiac for a non-league game on Saturday, January 4. East Peoria will confront a Indians team coming off a 71-61 non-league loss to Lockport (Lockport, IL). The Indians record now stands at 4-8.

With the loss, Peoria falls to 14-2 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Manual (Peoria, IL) to confront the Rams in a Big Twelve game on Friday, January 3. The Rams go into the game with a record of 8-5. Manual lost 55-53 in their recent non-league game against Bloom (Chicago Heights, IL)