Pekin and Canton are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Pekin Dragons will head out on the road to take on the Canton Little Giants at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Pekin and ten for Canton.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Pekin had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against East Peoria.
Meanwhile, Canton came up short against Lewistown on Wednesday and fell 6-3.
Allison Wheeler was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Pekin's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Canton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.
Everything went Pekin's way against Canton in their previous meeting back in April as Pekin made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pekin since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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