The Moline Maroons (Moline, IL) soccer nipped the visiting Pekin Dragons (Pekin, IL), 2-1 in Thursday's non-league challenge.

The Maroons now hold a 3-7 record. They play next when they host Normal Community for a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 19. Moline will encounter a Ironmen squad coming off a 3-1 league win over Champaign Central (Champaign, IL). The Ironmen record now stands at 7-5.

With the loss, Pekin moves to 4-6 on the year. The Dragons host Metamora (Metamora, IL) to encounter the Redbirds in a Mid-Illini challenge on Tuesday, April 22. The Redbirds go into the challenge with a record of 4-5. Metamora won 7-0 in their recent league challenge against Canton (Canton, IL)