Morton has gone 8-2 against Pekin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Morton Potters will host the Pekin Dragons at 5:00 p.m. Morton will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Morton will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Metamora, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Morton had just enough and edged Metamora out 2-1 on Thursday.
Morton was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-17, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Pekin came up short against Dunlap on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15.
Morton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Pekin, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Morton beat Pekin 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Morton repeat their success, or does Pekin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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