Basketball Recap: Lasalle-Peru Takes Down Streator in a Playoff Battle

With a playoff win on the line, LaSalle-Peru rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Streator Bulldogs 49-46. That's two games straight that the Cavaliers have won by exactly three points.

Cavaliers

Previous 4 Games (Home)

02/28/25 vs Streator	49-46
02/26/25 vs Dixon	53-50
02/15/25 vs Rockford Christian	72-65
02/07/25 vs Ottawa	54-44

LaSalle-Peru's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-18. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points over those games. As for Streator, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 24-9 record this season.

As of now, neither LaSalle-Peru nor Streator have any future games scheduled.