Basketball Recap: Peoria Sets Scoring Season-High Against Centennial

Lions

Team Score (Highest)

02/08/25 vs Centennial	56
12/14/24 @ Urbana	45
01/30/25 vs Richwoods	42
01/11/25 @ Danville	40
01/10/25 @ Danville	40

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peoria). In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 56-55 win over the Centennial Chargers. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their 21-point performance the game before.

Peoria's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-24. As for Centennial, they dropped their record down to 3-16 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Peoria and Centennial could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Peoria will challenge East Peoria at 1:00 p.m. on February 15th down 294 places (498 vs. 204). Peoria has now lost 25 straight dating back to last season, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the eighth. Meanwhile, Centennial (ranked 489th) will meet Peoria Notre Dame (ranked 13th) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.