Softball Preview: Manteno Panthers vs. Coal City Coalers
Manteno is on a 17-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Coal City is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Manteno Panthers will take on the Coal City Coalers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Manteno will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road victory of the season at Joliet Catholic expense on Thursday. Manteno fell just short of Joliet Catholic by a score of 5-3. The loss put an end to Manteno's undefeated start to the season.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Coal City had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Joliet Catholic on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for Coal City in their matchups with Joliet Catholic: they've now lost five in a row.
Bri Combes was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Coal City saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makenzie Henline, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Manteno fell to 25-1. As for Coal City, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-7.
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