East Peoria was the 47-41 winner over Dunlap when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The East Peoria Raiders fell 59-49 to the Dunlap Eagles on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Eagles are ranked 61st).
This is the second loss in a row for East Peoria and nudges their season record down to 13-13. As for Dunlap, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Peoria will venture away from home to challenge Washington at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Washington will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something East Peoria surely won't give up without a fight. Dunlap has already played their next match (against Canton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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