The Peoria Heights Patriots will square off against the Havana Ducks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Peoria Heights is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 10th on Friday. They came up short against Peoria Christian, falling 78-52. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 600th, while the Chargers are ranked 233rd).
Meanwhile, Havana played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Macomb 56-22. The loss continues a trend for the Ducks in their matchups with the Bombers: they've now lost five in a row.
This is the second loss in a row for Peoria Heights and nudges their season record down to 9-14. As for Havana, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-17.
Peoria Heights strolled past Havana in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 62-47. Does Peoria Heights have another victory up their sleeve, or will Havana turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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