Limestone hasn't had much luck against Pekin recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Limestone Rockets will venture away from home to face off against the Pekin Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Limestone is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They took a blow against Peoria, falling 77-50. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Lions are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Pekin lost to Normal Community on the road by a 72-53 margin on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Ironmen: they've now lost six in a row.
Pekin's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Limestone, their loss dropped their record down to 11-15.
Limestone skirted past Pekin 48-46 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Limestone since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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