The home team had come away the winner the last five times Pekin and New London had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Tigers on Saturday. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Tigers back in June, they had to take a 2-1 defeat.
Panthers
| 07/12/25 @ New London | 2-1 |
| 07/08/25 @ Moravia | 4-0 |
| 07/02/25 @ Winfield-Mt. Union | 9-3 |
| 06/30/25 @ Highland | 1-0 |
| 06/26/25 @ Wapello | 14-0 |
Pekin's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-9. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for New London, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-9.
Coming up, Pekin will welcome Hillcrest Academy on Tuesday. New London does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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