Football Recap: Herscher Tigers vs. Coal City Coalers
If Herscher was riding high fresh off their 28-7 takedown of Lisle last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Herscher Tigers were outmatched by the Coal City Coalers on the road and fell 55-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Coalers: they've now lost six in a row.
Tanner Jones threw for 100 yards on 13 of 24 attempts.
Mason Roberts was his top target, picking up 46 receiving yards.
Herscher's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Coal City, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Herscher is taking a road trip to challenge Peotone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Peotone is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.4 points per game this season. As for Coal City, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Manteno at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Manteno: 15, Coal City: 9.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
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