Putnam County and Peoria Christian squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Putnam County had to settle for second. They were dealt a 71-29 loss at the hands of the Peoria Christian Chargers. 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 722nd, while the Chargers are ranked 234th).
Putnam County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-29. As for Peoria Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season.
Putnam County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Peoria Christian, they will take on Lowpoint-Washburn at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Peoria Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests.
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