Preview: Peoria Notre Dame Irish vs. Richwoods Knights
The Peoria Notre Dame Irish will be playing in front of their home fans against the Richwoods Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Peoria Notre Dame came into Saturday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They snuck past Columbia with a 45-41 victory on Saturday. The score was all tied up 19-19 at the break, but Peoria Notre Dame was the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Richwoods had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points), and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They managed a 66-60 victory over St. Laurence. Given Richwoods' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while St. Laurence is ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peoria Notre Dame's win bumped their record up to 11-16. As for Richwoods, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Peoria Notre Dame came up short against Richwoods in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 51-40. Will Peoria Notre Dame have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
