The Peoria Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Peoria Notre Dame Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Peoria has struggled recently with 24 defeats in a row, while Peoria Notre Dame will arrive with six straight victories.
Peoria came up short against Richwoods on Thursday, falling 62-42. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 520th, while the Knights are ranked 180th).
Lincoln typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Peoria Notre Dame proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Railsplitters by a score of 47-39.
Peoria Notre Dame is also on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Peoria, their loss dropped their record down to 0-23.
Peoria might still be hurting after the 50-28 defeat they got from Peoria Notre Dame in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Peoria avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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