Basketball Recap: Pekin Has No Trouble Against Wapello

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

01/03/25 @ Highland	44
01/02/25 vs Columbus	28
01/10/25 @ Wapello	26
01/07/25 vs Winfield-Mt. Union	-2
12/20/24 vs Hillcrest Academy	-32

Pekin was handed a heart-breaking two-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Wapello on Friday. Everything went the Pekin Panthers' way against the Wapello Indians as the Pekin Panthers made off with a 68-42 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 26 points or more this season.

Pekin has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.7 points. As for Wapello, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

Pekin has already played their next match, a 59-49 defeat against Sigourney on the 11th. As for Wapello, they will challenge Louisa-Muscatine at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Louisa-Muscatine's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.