Basketball Preview: Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks vs. Pekin Panthers
The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks will take on the Pekin Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pekin took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Mid-Prairie, who comes in off a win.
Mid-Prairie will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Camanche, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Mid-Prairie took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 90-54 win over Camanche. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Hawks.
Meanwhile, Pekin was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 53-52 to WACO. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost nine in a row.
Pekin's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Mid-Prairie, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Mid-Prairie was able to grind out a solid win over Pekin in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 62-50. Will Mid-Prairie repeat their success, or does Pekin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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