After flying high against Highland last Friday, Pekin came back down to earth. The Pekin Panthers fell just short of the Winfield-Mt. Union Wolves by a score of 47-45 on Tuesday. The Panthers have struggled against the Wolves recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Pekin's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Winfield-Mt. Union, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Pekin will head out on the road to face off against Wapello at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pekin is facing Wapello at the right time seeing as Wapello is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Winfield-Mt. Union, they will host Louisa-Muscatine at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Louisa-Muscatine's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.
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