Pekin made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Highland, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Panthers fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 9-7 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Huskies: they've now lost five in a row.
Pekin's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Highland, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 3-5.
Pekin wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 6-3 win against Columbus on the 13th. As for Highland, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Wapello on the 13th.
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