Softball Recap: Pekin's Luck Changes for the Better on Thursday

Pekin had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Morton Potters on Thursday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 19-4 back in April.

Zoe Lindahl

Batters Struck Out

05/08/25 vs Morton	8
05/06/25 @ Washington	2
05/02/25 vs Dunlap	5
04/30/25 vs Lincoln	7
04/29/25 @ East Peoria	6
+ 9 more games

Zoe Lindahl made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was her first of the season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lily Towery, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Zoe Liedtke also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

The win got Pekin back to even at 10-10. As for Morton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-18.

Pekin and Morton could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Dragons will square off against Metamora at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (128 vs. 15). Meanwhile, Morton (ranked 314th) will meet Williamsville (ranked 119th) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.