In Friday's league contest, the visiting Washington Panthers basketball team scored a good 56-39 triumph over the Pekin Dragons.

The Panthers (2-3) will now prepare for their contest against Bloomington (Bloomington, IL). The Purple Raiders go into the non-league contest with a 0-7 record. In their last contest, Bloomington was toppled by Danville (Danville, IL), 73-48, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Dragons confront the Morton Potters (Morton, IL) in a Mid-Illini contest, on Tuesday, December 17. Pekin will attempt to better on its 4-3 season record. The Potters go into the contest with a 2-5 record after their 52-46 league loss to Metamora (Metamora, IL).