Dunlap was the 56-48 winner over East Peoria when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Dunlap Eagles took a 47-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Peoria Raiders. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Eagles came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Raiders are ranked 231st).
Dunlap's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-5. As for East Peoria, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 8-5.
Dunlap will head out on the road to challenge University City at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for East Peoria, they will be home for the holidays to greet Washington at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Washington knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully East Peoria likes a good challenge.
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