The East Moline United Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Pekin Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Moline United is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
East Moline United is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Metamora on Thursday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Pekin made sure to put some goals up on the board against East Peoria on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Raiders a 9-0 shutout. Pekin haven't had any issues with East Peoria recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Pekin pushed their record up to 12-8-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. East Moline United's draw makes their record 13-5-1 this season.
East Moline United was able to grind out a solid win over Pekin in their previous meeting back in April, winning 2-0. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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