Soccer Preview: Coal City vs. Manteno
Coal City is 1-9 against Manteno since August of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Coal City Coalers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Manteno Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Coal City knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Manteno likes a good challenge.
Coal City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over Herscher. Considering the Coalers have won 11 matchups by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Herscher with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Dane Noffsinger (3),
Carter Hollis, and
Julian Micetich.
Meanwhile, Manteno came up short against Providence Catholic last Thursday, falling 5-1.
Coal City is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6-1 record this season. As for Manteno, they dropped their record down to 14-3-2 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Coal City came up short against Manteno when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can Coal City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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