Football Preview: Pekin Dragons vs. Canton Little Giants
Pekin has gone 8-2 against Canton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pekin Dragons are taking a road trip to take on the Canton Little Giants at 7:30 p.m. Pekin will be strutting in after a victory while Canton will be coming in after a defeat.
Pekin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Metamora by a score of 42-35 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dragons.
Meanwhile, Canton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 43-6 loss at the hands of Dunlap. While losing is never fun, the Little Giants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Eagles are ranked 141st).
Pekin is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Canton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Pekin strolled past Canton when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 22-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pekin since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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