Pekin 6, Central 0

PEKIN - Pekin picked up its first victory of the season with a 6-0 triumph over Peoria Central at Coal Miners Park. The Dragons ended a two game scoreless streak when senior Breanna Zimmerman intercepted an errant Lions pass and stuck a left footed shot in the back of the net just six minutes into the game.
“Since transferring to Pekin, Bre has missed most of her first two seasons with injuries, so to see her do well out there is a thrill for me," Pekin coach Edgar Sandoval said.

The score remained 1-0 despite 11 more Pekin shots on goal, until the Dragons exploded for five second half goals in a fifteen minute span. The run started when freshman midfielder Jakki Johnson got free on the left side and snuck a pass to freshman forward Allie Zuercher. Zuercher tapped it home to make it 2-0.

Zimmerman then took a perfect, one touch pass from senior Sam Grimes and converted to make it 3-0. The hosts got goals from senior Brittany Wright and junior Amanda Miller before freshman Kayla Milam found freshman Shelly Morris flying in for the final score.

“It was a great team effort today. Offense, midfield, defense all came together and our freshmen really stepped up and played with great patience up front," Sandoval said. "I think after being picked to finish in last place in conference, the girls wanted to prove something and I think they did.”

Pekin hosts Bloomington in a 4:30 p.m. non-conference match Thursday.