Basketball Recap: Illini Bluffs Sets Scoring Season-High Against Peoria Heights

Tigers

Team Score

01/27/25 vs Peoria Heights	71
12/17/24 vs West Prairie	62
12/17/24 vs Biggsville West Central	62
01/09/25 @ Midwest Central/Delavan	59
12/12/24 @ Astoria/VIT	58

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Illini Bluffs). They claimed a resounding 71-14 victory over the Peoria Heights Patriots. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 27 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Peoria Heights saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Sylvia Thornton posted eight points and five boards. That was a full 57.1% of Peoria Heights' points, marking the 13th time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.

The win (which was Illini Bluffs' sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-8. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.2 points per game. As for Peoria Heights, they are on a 25-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-24.

Illini Bluffs has already played their next game, a 40-29 defeat against Pekin on the 29th. As for Peoria Heights, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 67-34 loss against Knoxville on the 28th.