Pekin is 1-8 against Mediapolis since June of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Panthers will face off against the Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Pekin is headed into the match having just posted their closest victory since May 27th on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Louisa-Muscatine a 1-0 shutout. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Mediapolis came tearing into Friday's game with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.1 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Hawks 5-3.
Mediapolis pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Pekin, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Pekin might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from Mediapolis in their previous meeting back in June of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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