The Roanoke-Benson Rockets lost against the Peoria Christian Chargers back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Roanoke-Benson suffered a tough 73-48 defeat at the hands of Peoria Christian. Roanoke-Benson has not had much luck with Peoria Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Peoria Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lane Hunt, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hunt has scored all season. Malachi Persinger was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 11 assists.
Roanoke-Benson has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-20 record this season. As for Peoria Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 19-11 record this season.
Roanoke-Benson will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Illinois Valley Central at 7:00 p.m. Roanoke-Benson will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 594th, while Illinois Valley Central is ranked 240th). As for Peoria Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Brimfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Peoria Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten matches.
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