Basketball Recap: Peoria Christian's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Thursday

Chargers

Previous 5 Games

03/13/25 vs Eastland	35-55
03/10/25 vs Greenfield/Northwestern	66-49
03/07/25 vs Princeville	57-54
03/05/25 vs Illini Central	61-30
02/28/25 vs Brimfield	61-35

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Peoria Christian can now relate to. They lost 55-35 to the Eastland Cougars on Thursday. The Chargers' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.

Peoria Christian's loss dropped their record down to 28-10. As for Eastland, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 34-4 record this season.

Peoria Christian and Eastland are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Peoria Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against St. Anthony at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. As for Eastland, they will square off against Chicago Hope Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Chicago Hope Academy will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Eastland surely won't give up without a fight.