Pekin is 7-0-2 against East Peoria since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pekin Dragons will venture away from home to challenge the East Peoria Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Pekin and ten for East Peoria.
Pekin's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Galesburg on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Silver Streaks.
Meanwhile, East Peoria didn't have quite enough to beat Illini Bluffs on Thursday and fell 2-1.
East Peoria's goal came courtesy of
Owen Mena, who's now up to seven this season.
Pekin's loss dropped their record down to 4-13-2. As for East Peoria, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15-1.
Everything went Pekin's way against East Peoria in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Pekin made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pekin since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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