Basketball Recap: Thursday's Win Is Eastland's 17th in Last 18 Outings

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

01/13/25 vs Morrison	62
02/24/25 vs West Carroll	55
02/04/25 @ Polo	55
02/10/25 vs Ashton-Franklin Center	51
01/09/25 vs Polo	49

It's playoff time, and Eastland had no trouble coming through when it counted. They put the hurt on the Peoria Christian Chargers with a sharp 55-35 victory on Thursday. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Eastland is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 34-4 record this season. The loss snapped Peoria Christian's winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 28-10 record.

Eastland and Peoria Christian are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Eastland will take on Chicago Hope Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Chicago Hope Academy sitting on seven straight wins and Eastland on ten. As for Peoria Christian, they and St. Anthony will face off at 9:30 a.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played.