Basketball Game Preview: LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers vs. Mendota Trojans

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Previous Games

12/23/24 - Neutral	57-54 W
01/06/24 - Home	75-43 W
12/27/23 - Neutral	57-43 W
12/09/23 - Neutral	88-47 W
01/07/23 - Away	56-46 W
+ 5 more games

LaSalle-Peru has gone 10-0 against Mendota recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers will face off against the Mendota Trojans at 3:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: LaSalle-Peru has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Mendota will arrive with five straight wins.

Last Tuesday, LaSalle-Peru came up short against Sterling and fell 70-58. While the Cavaliers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Golden Warriors 20-16 in the first quarter.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Mendota beat Erie-Prophetstown 45-40 on Friday.

LaSalle-Peru's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Mendota, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.

LaSalle-Peru skirted past Mendota 57-54 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Will LaSalle-Peru repeat their success, or does Mendota have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.