Basketball Recap: Metamora Extends Home Winning Streak to 16

Metamora entered their tilt with East Peoria on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They secured a 52-48 W over the East Peoria Raiders. That's more bragging rights for the Redbirds, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Redbirds

Previous Games (Home)

01/11/25 vs East Peoria	52-48
01/07/25 vs Limestone	77-44
01/04/25 vs Morgan Park	86-61
12/17/24 vs Canton	73-47
12/03/24 vs East Moline United	45-40
+ 11 more games

Metamora's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for East Peoria, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-4.

Metamora will face off against Peoria at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for East Peoria, they will challenge Illinois Valley Central at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.