Pekin came into Thursday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. It was close, but on Thursdaythey capped 2024 with a 50-47 win over the Freeport Pretzels. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Dragons have posted since January 20th.
Despite the loss, Freeport still got an impressive performance from Kazion Morehead, who went 6 of 14 en route to 18 points along with six assists and five boards. Those six assists gave Morehead a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Deklyn Rustad, who posted 11 points.
The win got Pekin back to even at 5-5. As for Freeport, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
Pekin and Chicago Mt. Carmel will face off at 12:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Chicago Mt. Carmel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.1 points per game this season. As for Freeport, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Tournament Opponent at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Freeport also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 60 points per game.
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