The Normal University Pioneers will venture away from home to take on the Pekin Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Normal University has three straight wins, Pekin has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Normal University earned a 5-2 victory over Metamora.
Meanwhile, Pekin fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Metamora on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Redbirds by a score of 4-3.
Pekin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Sivori, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Normal University's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Pekin, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Everything went Normal University's way against Pekin in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Normal University made off with a 13-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pioneers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
