Football Recap: Pekin Drops Highest Score of Season Against Canton

Dragons

Team Score (Highest)

10/10/25 vs Canton	30
08/29/25 @ Plainfield South	28
09/12/25 vs Dunlap	27
09/26/25 vs Morton	21
09/05/25 vs Belleville East	14

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pekin). They walked away with a 30-20 win over the Canton Little Giants on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Little Giants: they've now won nine in a row.

Pekin's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Canton, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7.

Pekin will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on East Peoria at 7:30 p.m. on the 24th. As for Canton, they will head out on the road to square off against Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers' defense has only allowed 9.3 points per game this season, so the Little Giants' offense will have their work cut out for them.