Softball Recap: Pekin Takes a Loss

By Team Reports May 22, 2025, 4:21pm

Softball Recap: Pekin Dragons vs. East Peoria Raiders

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The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Pekin nor East Peoria made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Dragons fell 4-0 to the Raiders. The Dragons have struggled against the Raiders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Zoe Lindahl

Base on Balls Against

05/22/25 vs East Peoria1
05/15/25 vs Canton2
05/13/25 @ Metamora1
05/08/25 vs Morton1
05/06/25 @ Washington1
+ 4 more games

Zoe Lindahl spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.

Pekin now has a losing record of 11-12. As for East Peoria, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season.

Pekin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Peoria, they will challenge Streator at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Raiders are facing the Bulldogs at the right time seeing as the Bulldogs are stuck on a four-game losing streak.

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