The Peoria Heights Patriots will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Lewistown Indians at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Peoria Heights focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 37 on Thursday.
Peoria Heights is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Lexington on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Peoria Heights took a blow against Lexington, falling 62-28. One positive for the Patriots, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Peoria Heights' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Haley Walters, who earned three points along with two steals, and Sylvia Thornton, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Lewistown put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 32-24 win over Cuba/Spoon River Valley.
Peoria Heights' loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Lewistown, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Peoria Heights was able to grind out a solid win over Lewistown in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 58-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peoria Heights since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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