Bloomington 5, Pekin 0

BLOOMINGTON -- Pekin managed only one shot on goal in a 5-0 girls' soccer loss Thursday night at Bloomington.
Missing five starters due to either injuries or illness, Pekin's defense held strong for the first 14 minutes before Bloomington scored the first goal of the match.
"We came out with a lot of fire and played pretty well in the first half," Pekin soccer coach Edgar Sandoval said. "Then the wheels kind of fell off the bus. But it wasn't for the lack of effort. They had the wind in the second half, and they were playing with much more confidence."
Bloomington scored three minutes into the second half and again three minutes later.
"Missing Tory (Udry) and Bree (Zimmerman) really hurt us," Sandoval said. "Bloomington was clearly the better team, but when two of your three leading scorers are gone, the offense tends to stall and that puts way too much pressure on your defense."