The Peoria Christian Chargers can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Roanoke-Benson as Peoria Christian made off with a 73-48 win. Given Peoria Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while Roanoke-Benson is ranked 594th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peoria Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lane Hunt led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hunt has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Persinger, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 assists.
Peoria Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Roanoke-Benson, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-20 record this season.
Peoria Christian will head out on the road to square off against Brimfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Peoria Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten matches. As for Roanoke-Benson, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Illinois Valley Central at 7:00 p.m. Roanoke-Benson is coming into the game with three straight defeats at home, meaning Illinois Valley Central will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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