Basketball Recap: Rank Disadvantage No Problem for Peoria Notre Dame

Peoria Notre Dame won the last time they faced Bloomington Central Catholic and things went their way on Monday too. The Peoria Notre Dame Irish had just enough and edged the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints out 51-48. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Irish's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Saints are ranked 184th).

Irish

Previous 2 Games

01/20/25 @ Bloomington Central Catholic	51-48
01/17/25 vs Danville	56-48

The win made it two in a row for Peoria Notre Dame and bumps their season record up to 6-13. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Peoria Notre Dame has already played their next contest (against Peoria), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Bloomington Central Catholic will host Illinois Valley Central at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Illinois Valley Central has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 195 points over their last three matchups.