Basketball Game Preview: Peoria Christian Chargers vs. Eastland Cougars

The Peoria Christian Chargers will face off against the Eastland Cougars at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday. Peoria Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Eastland likes a good challenge.

Peoria Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 66-49 victory over Greenfield/Northwestern.

Meanwhile, Eastland had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 51-43. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Eagles are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Peoria Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points over those games. Eastland's win bumped their record up to 33-4.