Basketball Game Preview: Pontiac Indians vs. Peoria Notre Dame Irish

The Pontiac Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Peoria Notre Dame Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pontiac will be strutting in after a win while Peoria Notre Dame will be coming in after a loss.

Having struggled with seven defeats in a row dating back to last season, Pontiac turned things around against Limestone on Wednesday. They snuck past the Rockets with a 60-56 victory. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Indians were the better team in the second half.

Meanwhile, Peoria Notre Dame ended up a good deal behind East Dubuque on Saturday and lost 57-39.

Pontiac's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Peoria Notre Dame, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.