Moline has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Pekin Dragons at 12:00 p.m. One thing working in Moline's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three contests.
Moline's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Bradley-Bourbonnais with a sharp 5-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Maroons, who have now won five matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pekin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 8-0 to Washington. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Panthers are ranked fifth).
Moline pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Pekin, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4-2.
Moline took their win against Pekin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. Will Moline repeat their success, or does Pekin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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