Manteno hasn't had much luck against Coal City recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Manteno Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Coal City Coalers at 7:00 p.m. Manteno is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Manteno's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Wilmington offense got past them. Manteno took a blow against Wilmington on Friday, falling 41-6. The matchup marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, while Coal City put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Herscher. Coal City really took it to Herscher for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-0 victory at home. Considering the Coalers have won five matches by more than 46 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The defeat snapped Manteno's winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 7-1 record. As for Coal City, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Manteno suffered a grim 34-14 defeat to Coal City in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Manteno avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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