Wildcats
| 02/10/25 vs Peoria Heights | 53-31 |
| 02/03/25 vs Midwest Central/Delavan | 56-37 |
| 02/01/25 vs ROWVA/Williamsfield | 44-40 |
| 01/30/25 @ Farmington | 47-17 |
Cuba/Spoon River Valley waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Peoria Heights Patriots with a sharp 53-31 win. The Wildcats pushed the score to 47-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Patriots cut but never quite recovered from.
Despite the loss, Peoria Heights saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Sylvia Thornton shot 4-for-6 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine boards. That was a full 64.5% of Peoria Heights' points, marking the 17th time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Cuba/Spoon River Valley pushed their record up to 11-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points over those games. As for Peoria Heights, they are on a 29-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-28.
Coming up, Cuba/Spoon River Valley will venture away from home to square off against Havana at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Peoria Heights, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 58-21 defeat against West Prairie on the 11th.
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