Coal City Coalers (Coal City, IL) supporters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the visiting Peotone Blue Devils (Peotone, IL), 53-41 in a league match.

With the victory, Coal City advances its record to 17-6 on the year. The Coalers host Streator (Streator, IL) to face the Bulldogs in a Illinois Central 8 match on Monday, January 27. The Bulldogs enter the match with a record of 1-21. Streator lost 29-20 in their recent league match against Reed-Custer (Braidwood, IL)

The Blue Devils now own a 4-17 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lisle for a Illinois Central 8 match on Monday, January 27. Peotone will face a Lions squad coming off a 53-31 non-league loss to Wheaton Academy (West Chicago, IL). The Lions record now stands at 7-16.