The Moline Maroons will venture away from home to  square off against the Pekin Dragons  at 2:30  p.m.  on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Moline came up short against Sterling  and fell  47-40. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage  in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings  (they are ranked 166th, while the Golden Warriors are ranked 23rd).
 Meanwhile, Pekin was not able to break out of their rough patch  on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight  defeat. They were three  points away from ending the streak, but they lost a  49-46 heartbreaker at the hands of Normal Community. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest  loss the Dragons have suffered  since January 3rd.
 Pekin now  has a losing record at 4-5. As for Moline, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
 Moline barely slipped by Pekin when the teams last played  back in November of 2018, winning  45-44. Will Moline repeat their success,  or does  Pekin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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