Coal City Coalers (Coal City, IL) supporters were pleased Saturday as they observed their soccer team knock off the visiting Ottawa Pirates (Ottawa, IL), 3-0 in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Coalers confront the Herscher Tigers (Herscher, IL) in a Illinois Central Eight test, on Wednesday, April 12. Coal City will attempt to upgrade on its 4-1 season record. The Tigers come into the test with a 8-2 record after their 2-0 non-league win over Normal University (Normal, IL).

With the loss, Ottawa drops to 1-5 on the season. The Pirates travel to LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle, IL) to encounter the Cavaliers in a Interstate Eight test on Monday, April 10. The Cavaliers come into the test with a record of 4-4. LaSalle-Peru lost 8-0 in their recent league test against Kaneland (Maple Park, IL)