Washington is 9-0 against Pekin since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Washington Panthers are on the road again to play the Pekin Dragons at 4:15 p.m. Washington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
Washington's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Arcadia 6-0. Considering the Panthers have won three games by more than five goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Arcadia with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Bernie Winne (3),
John Clift, and
Daniel Buck.
Meanwhile, Pekin managed to keep up with Richwoods until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Pekin lost 5-1 to Richwoods. The Dragons have struggled against the Knights recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Washington's win bumped their record up to 6-1-1. As for Pekin, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3-2.
Washington took their victory against Pekin when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Washington since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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