The Pekin Panthers will square off against the Central Lee Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pekin is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Danville 22-5 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Central Lee came tearing into Saturday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Chiefs as they made off with a 21-2 win.
Central Lee pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Pekin, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Pekin suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Central Lee in their previous matchup back in June of 2024. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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