Pekin is 1-8 against Normal West since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Pekin Dragons will square off against the Normal West Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. Pekin will be strutting in after a victory while Normal West will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Pekin finally turned things around against East Peoria on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 3-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Dragons were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Normal West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Peoria Notre Dame, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Irish are ranked third).
Pekin's win bumped their record up to 5-13-2. As for Normal West, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
Pekin might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Normal West when the teams last played last Monday. Can Pekin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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