Baseball Recap: Pekin Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Pekin, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Winfield-Mt. Union Wolves on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now won three in a row.

Panthers

Previous 4 Games (Home)

05/30/25 vs Winfield-Mt. Union	7-4
06/28/24 vs Louisa-Muscatine	7-3
06/21/24 vs Lone Tree	9-5
06/18/24 vs Winfield-Mt. Union	5-3

Pekin pushed their record up to 1-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Winfield-Mt. Union, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pekin will take on New London at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Panthers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Winfield-Mt. Union, they will head out to take on Van Buren County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.