Pekin is 2-8 against Morton since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Pekin Dragons will face off against the Morton Potters at 5:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Pekin came up short against Dunlap and fell 2-0. The Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Morton didn't have done well against Metamora recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Morton won by a set and slipped past Metamora 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Potters.
Morton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-17, 25-19.
Pekin's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Morton, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Pekin came up short against Morton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Pekin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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