Having just played yesterday, the Peoria Notre Dame Irish will jump right back in to play the Unity Christian Academy Phoenix at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Peoria Notre Dame is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since December 26, 2024 on Friday. They lost 43-20 to Normal Community. The Irish haven't had much luck with the Ironmen recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Unity Christian Academy). They took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging an 88-20 victory over Portage Christian. With that win, the Phoenix brought their scoring average up to 56.2 points per game.
Unity Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Peoria Notre Dame will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Aiden Robinson, who shot 69% from the field to rack up 22 points along with eight steals and five rebounds. Those 22 points gave him a new career-high. Vincent Allen was another key player, going 13-for-19 en route to 27 points in addition to six boards and five steals.
Unity Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Peoria Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Unity Christian Academy, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-4.
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