East Peoria hasn't had much luck against Pekin recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The East Peoria Raiders' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Pekin Dragons at 5:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Monday, East Peoria didn't have quite enough to beat Streator and fell 2-1. While the Raiders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-17 in the first set.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets East Peoria lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Pekin came up short against Limestone on Tuesday and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-7.
East Peoria's defeat dropped their record down to 12-19. As for Pekin, they dropped their record down to 11-19 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
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