After losing to Peotone the last time they met, Watseka decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Warriors took down the Blue Devils 54-35 on Wednesday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 484th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Blue Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Payton Pape, who posted nine points. Pape has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Callie Weiss, who had seven points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Warriors
| 12/10/25 @ Peotone | 54-35 |
| 12/09/25 vs North Newton | 58-39 |
| 12/08/25 @ Iroquois West | 50-44 |
| 12/06/25 vs Danville | 55-54 |
| 12/03/25 vs Rantoul | 72-50 |
| 11/22/25 vs Bishop McNamara | 53-49 |
The victory (which was Watseka's sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points over those games. As for Peotone, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Looking ahead, Watseka is taking a road trip to square off against St. Joseph-Ogden at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Peotone, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Coal City at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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