Soccer Recap: Illinois Valley Central Gets the Win

Illinois Valley Central's match on Wednesday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. Their defense stepped up to hand the Pekin Dragons a 5-0 shutout. Illinois Valley Central have beaten Pekin the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest Pekin has come to flipping the script.

Illinois Valley Central hit Pekin with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Channing Morris (2), Brody Garceau, Logan Sullivan, and Luke Braun.

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Previous Games

09/24/25 - Home	5-0 W
08/29/25 - Away	5-1 W
09/25/24 - Away	1-0 W
08/31/24 - Home	1-2 L
09/20/23 - Home	3-0 W
+ 5 more games

Illinois Valley Central's victory bumped their record up to 8-6-2. As for Pekin, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Looking ahead, Illinois Valley Central is taking a road trip to square off against Tolono Unity at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Pekin, they will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against Normal West at 4:30 p.m.