Basketball Game Preview: Peoria Notre Dame Irish vs. Champaign Central Maroons

The Peoria Notre Dame Irish will venture away from home to face off against the Champaign Central Maroons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Last Saturday, Peoria Notre Dame came up short against Limestone and fell 58-45.

Meanwhile, Champaign Central didn't have quite enough to beat Alton last Saturday and fell 55-53. The Maroons haven't had much luck with the Redbirds recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Peoria Notre Dame will have to contain Luke Swanson as he made an impact in Champaign Central's last game. He went 7 for 13 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Bush, who went 6 of 8 en route to 15 points and five rebounds.

Peoria Notre Dame has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Champaign Central, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.

Peoria Notre Dame lost to Champaign Central on the road by a decisive 51-32 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bush, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 25 points and seven boards. Now that Peoria Notre Dame knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.