Washington was the 52-37 winner over East Peoria when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Washington Panthers fell 54-46 to the East Peoria Raiders on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 350th, while the Raiders are ranked 113th).
Washington's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for East Peoria, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Washington will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Dunlap at 3:30 p.m. on January 4, 2025. As for East Peoria, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-42 win against Streator on the 21st.
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