The Pekin Dragons will face off against the Streator Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pekin is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Pekin was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 77-72 to East Peoria. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Raiders are ranked 87th).
Streator has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 52-48 heartbreaker at the hands of Morton.
Pekin's defeat dropped their record down to 9-18. As for Streator, their loss dropped their record down to 23-7.
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