The East Moline United Panthers routed the visiting Pekin Dragons basketball team by a final score of 73-44 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Dunlap Eagles (Dunlap, IL) in a non-league game, on Monday, January 30. East Moline United will attempt to move on its 19-5 season record. The Eagles enter the game with a 12-12 record after their 87-62 non-league win over Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe, IL).

With the defeat, Pekin moves to 10-12 on the year. The Dragons travel to Metamora (Metamora, IL) to face the Redbirds in a Mid-Illini battle on Wednesday, February 1. The Redbirds come into the battle with a record of 22-2. Metamora won 53-44 in their recent non-league battle against Peoria (Peoria, IL)