Basketball Recap: Pekin Triumphs

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lone Tree, Pekin was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They walked away with a 46-35 win over the Cardinal Comets. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 46-31 victory the Comets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2024.

Pekin's win bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Cardinal, their defeat was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-15.

Pekin didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 40-32 loss against Hillcrest Academy on the 28th. As for Cardinal, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 74-22 defeat against Davis County on the 28th.