East Peoria is 0-10 against Canton since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Peoria Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Canton Little Giants at 7:00 p.m. East Peoria is hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, East Peoria came up short against Pekin and fell 44-35. While losing is never fun, East Peoria can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 388th, while Pekin is ranked 189th).
Canton posted their biggest victory yet this season on Monday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 61-32 win over Orr.
East Peoria has not been sharp recently, as they've lost 14 of their last 16 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season. As for Canton, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
East Peoria lost to Canton on the road by a decisive 51-37 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Canton's Allison Wheeler, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Now that East Peoria knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
