Baseball Game Preview: Peoria Lions vs. Urbana Tigers

Peoria is 0-8 against Urbana since April of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. The Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Tigers at 11:00 a.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Peoria is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 20th straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They came up short against Centennial, falling 30-0.

Meanwhile, Urbana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 13-0 to Schlarman.

Urbana's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Peoria, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.

Peoria might still be hurting after the 14-7 loss they got from Urbana in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.