The Pekin Dragons will head out on the road to face off against the Normal West Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Normal West took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Pekin, who comes in off a win.
Pekin can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand East Peoria a 9-0 shutout. Given Pekin's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 129th, while East Peoria is ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pekin's offense was hitting East Peoria from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Eden Cole led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, after soaring to eight goals the game before, Normal West was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They lost 5-0 to Springfield.
Pekin has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-3 record this season. As for Normal West, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10-2.
Pekin might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Normal West in their previous matchup back in June of 2021. Can Pekin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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