Pekin is 4-0 against Manual since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Pekin Dragons have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Manual Rams at 4:15 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Pekin's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Washington on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Panthers are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Manual was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Urbana, falling 5-0.
Pekin dropped their record down to 1-4-2 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Manual, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Pekin took their victory against Manual when the teams last played back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 10-0. Does Pekin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manual turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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