Basketball Recap: Peoria Comes Up Short

Peoria was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 20th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 61-22 loss at the hands of the Normal West Wildcats. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.

Peoria's loss dropped their record down to 0-19. As for Normal West, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-12.

Peoria will take on Orangeville at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Orangeville will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Peoria surely won't give up without a fight. Normal West has already played their next contest (against East Peoria), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.