Pekin 7, Woodruff 1

Pekin celebrated senior night and the 10th year of girls' varsity soccer in style Thursday night, routing Woodruff 7-1 in a Mid-State 6 regular season finale at Coal Miners Park.

New ICC recruit and senior Breanna Zimmerman (see college roundup on B4) scored a hat trick while classmante Brittany Wright tallied twice.

“A couple of things we’ve been really inconsistent about this year are following our shots and making hard cuts towards the goal," said Pekin coach Edgar Sandoval. "We did a lot of that today and it meant scoring a lot more than we’ve been scoring.”

Chelsea Leaver picked up three assists in the game, while Kayla Milam and Amanda Miller scored single goals.

“I know third place doesn’t sound like anything special, but when you take into account that we’re behind two teams that have a legitimate shot at going to state, I’ll take it.”

Pekin opens play in the Richwoods regional on Wednesday against Geneseo.

Pekin’s junior varsity team won its first game of the year 3-1. Darsie Hacker led the hosts with the hat trick.