Pekin hasn't had much luck against New London recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pekin took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over Winfield-Mt. Union. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Wolves recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
New London never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Louisa-Muscatine on Friday. They walked away with an 11-8 win over the Falcons.
The victory got Pekin back to even at 1-1. As for New London, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Pekin came up short against New London when the teams last played back in July of 2024, falling 3-0. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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