Basketball Recap: Pekin's Victory on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Panthers

Previous Games

02/11/25 @ Winfield-Mt. Union	49-45
02/10/25 @ English Valleys	72-47
02/04/25 @ Columbus	68-37
01/31/25 vs Highland	65-18
01/28/25 @ Hillcrest Academy	51-40
+ 3 more games

Pekin entered their tilt with Winfield-Mt. Union on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 49-45 W against the Winfield-Mt. Union Wolves. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Wolves back in January, they had to take a 47-45 loss.

Pekin's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points over those games. As for Winfield-Mt. Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.

Pekin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Winfield-Mt. Union: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Monday.