Basketball Recap: Saturday's Loss Ends Pekin's Winning Streak

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

02/01/25 @ East Moline United	44-56
01/31/25 vs Highland	65-18
01/28/25 @ Hillcrest Academy	51-40
01/24/25 @ Lone Tree	61-50
01/21/25 @ Louisa-Muscatine	67-45

If Pekin was riding high fresh off their 65-18 takedown of Highland on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pekin Panthers fell 56-44 to the East Moline United Panthers on Saturday. Pekin's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Pekin's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7. As for East Moline United, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 19-6.

Pekin has already played their next game, a 68-37 win against Columbus on the 4th. As for East Moline United, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-44 victory against Dunlap on the 3rd.