Soccer Preview: Coal City vs. Wilmington
Coal City is 7-2 against Wilmington since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Coal City Coalers will head out on the road to take on the Wilmington Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Coal City gave up the first goal last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Streator.
Coal City hit Streator with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kylee Kennel (2),
Maddie Gomez, and
Ava Meyer.
Meanwhile, Wilmington can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Sunday. Their defense stepped up to hand Goode STEM Academy a 9-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Wilmington as they're now sitting on three straight.
The win got Coal City back to even at 3-3-1. As for Wilmington, the victory also got them back to even at 4-4-1.
Everything went Coal City's way against Wilmington in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Coal City made off with a 5-0 win. Will Coal City repeat their success, or does Wilmington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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