Pekin hasn't had much luck against Moline recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Pekin Dragons will head out to face off against the Moline Maroons at 12:00 p.m.
Pekin is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to Washington. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Panthers are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Moline entered their tilt with Bradley-Bourbonnais on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Boilermakers a 5-0 shutout. Considering the Maroons have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Pekin's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4-2. As for Moline, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Pekin might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Moline in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Pekin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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