Urbana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 63-49 bruising from the Peoria Lions. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Lions are ranked 30th).
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaylen McElmurry, who posted 21 points. Another player making a difference was Kyree Hillsman, who put up 13 points.
Urbana's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Peoria, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.
Urbana has already played their next game, a 60-55 victory against Rantoul on the 15th. As for Peoria, they will welcome Champaign Central at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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