Basketball Recap: Illinois Valley Central Skates Past Paxton-Buckley-Loda with Ease

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Previous 4 Games

02/14/25 - Home	59-30 W
02/09/24 - Away	50-39 W
02/10/23 - Home	48-45 W
02/11/22 - Away	47-64 L

There's no place like home for Illinois Valley Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They blew past the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers, posting a 59-30 victory. The Grey Ghosts have beaten the Panthers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Panthers has come to flipping the script.

Illinois Valley Central's win bumped their record up to 13-16. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-13.

Illinois Valley Central and Paxton-Buckley-Loda could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Illinois Valley Central (ranked 408th) will meet El Paso-Gridley (ranked 131st) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Paxton-Buckley-Loda will challenge St. Joseph-Ogden at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 224 places (351 vs. 127).