Soccer Preview: Normal West vs. Pekin
Normal West is 8-1 against Pekin since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Normal West Wildcats will welcome the Pekin Dragons at 10:00 a.m. Normal West is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Normal West's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Peoria Notre Dame on Thursday. They came up short against the Irish, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Irish are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Pekin had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 3-1 win over East Peoria on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Dragons were the better team in the second half.
Normal West's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Pekin, their victory bumped their record up to 5-13-2.
Normal West took their win against Pekin when the teams last played last Monday by a conclusive 7-0. Will Normal West repeat their success, or does Pekin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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