Galva made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Peoria Heights, but still couldn't quite topple them. The Galva Wildcats simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat the Peoria Heights Patriots 61-33. The match marked the Wildcats' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Despite the loss, Peoria Heights saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Sylvia Thornton almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards. The dominant performance also gave Thornton a new career-high in assists (three).
Galva's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-8. As for Peoria Heights, they dropped their record down to 0-11 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Galva and Peoria Heights could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Galva (ranked 607th) will meet Kewanee (ranked 256th) at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Similarly, Peoria Heights (ranked 640th) will meet Tremont (ranked 142nd) at 12:00 p.m. on December 26th.
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