The Pekin Dragons (Pekin, IL) soccer overwhelmed the host Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts (Chillicothe, IL), 9-0 in Thursday's non-league challenge.

The Dragons now hold a 2-1 record. They play next when they travel to Normal Community for a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 29. Pekin will encounter a Ironmen squad coming off a 4-3 non-league loss to Glenwood (Chatham, IL). The Ironmen record now stands at 1-2.

With the loss, Illinois Valley Central moves to 0-3 on the year. The Grey ghosts host St. Thomas More (Champaign, IL) to encounter the Sabers in a Illini Prairie challenge on Saturday, March 29. The Sabers go into the challenge with a record of 2-1. St. Thomas More won 2-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Unity Christian/Argenta Oreana/Decatur Christian (Forsyth, IL)