Football Preview: Coal City Coalers vs. Reed-Custer Comets
Coal City has gone 8-2 against Reed-Custer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Coal City Coalers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Reed-Custer Comets at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Coal City has four straight victories, Reed-Custer has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Reed-Custer heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Coal City took over last week. Coal City enjoyed a cozy 27-13 win over Peotone on Friday.
Meanwhile, Reed-Custer was beaten by Wilmington 41-7 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Wildcats are ranked 33rd).
Coal City pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Reed-Custer, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Coal City against Reed-Custer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 35-6 win. Does Coal City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Reed-Custer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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