The Pekin Dragons will challenge the Washington Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pekin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Pekin didn't have quite enough to beat Dunlap and fell 6-5. The Dragons have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Elicia Jackman was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylea Seidell, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Washington's hitters rose to the challenge against a Pioneers pitching crew that boasted an average of only four runs allowed on Friday. The Panthers blew past Normal University 12-2. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by ten runs or more this season.
Washington's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Pekin, their loss dropped their record down to 16-8.
Pekin was able to grind out a solid win over Washington when the teams last played back in April, winning 10-5. Will the Dragons repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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